A few months after joining LinkedIn, I was struggling to adjust from entrepreneur to pm at a larger company. I went to Ryan’s office (a fast-rising exec with at the time with this killer profile) and let him know it was best for everyone if I moved on.
The… more
A few months after joining LinkedIn, I was struggling to adjust from entrepreneur to pm at a larger company. I went to Ryan’s office (a fast-rising exec with at the time with this killer profile) and let him know it was best for everyone if I moved on.
The next morning, I came into work and there was Ryan, sitting right next to me in our little shared cubicle. He told me he had decided to change desks. I learned more watching him in those next few months, and had more fun, than I ever have at work. And thanks to his act of kindness, I ended up not quitting.
Ryan Roslansky, you’re one of a kind leader and friend. Thank you for always setting the bar on doing well & doing good for each other.Earlier today, I shared some news with our employees: after nearly 18 years at LinkedIn and Microsoft, I'll be leaving at the end of the year. Below is the note I shared with our teams.
None of this would have happened without you, the people who use… more
Earlier today, I shared some news with our employees: after nearly 18 years at LinkedIn and Microsoft, I'll be leaving at the end of the year. Below is the note I shared with our teams.
None of this would have happened without you, the people who use LinkedIn and Office every day. You found jobs, hired great teams and learned new skills. You wrote the plans, built the spreadsheets and sent the emails that run businesses all over the world. Watching that happen at the scale of billions of people has been the best part of my career. I can't wait to see what this team and this community build next.Sharing some behind the scenes footage of a great Talent Connect event this week. Kudos to the team for putting together a great experience.
It's usually about learning longest, rather than fastest. Plateauing is the enemy.
Andreas von der Heydt
Once you realize that every stage in life comes with its own daunting storms and wonderful sunshine, you'll enjoy and live it to the fullest.
That’s a wrap on #TalentConnect 2026!
What an energizing few days in NYC with HR and talent leaders exploring how hiring is changing and what it means for the future of work. I’m walking away feeling inspired by the people, conversations and ideas shaping… more
That’s a wrap on #TalentConnect 2026!
What an energizing few days in NYC with HR and talent leaders exploring how hiring is changing and what it means for the future of work. I’m walking away feeling inspired by the people, conversations and ideas shaping what comes next for talent. Sharing a few takeaways, and be sure to check out what’s new with Hiring Assistant 2 here -https://lnkd.in/g-6c2Q2A Until next year… ✌️ #TalentConnectIf you’re not tuned into #TalentConnect…you’re missing out 👀
It’s been so great to spend time with talent leaders discussing how jobs, skills and businesses are changing. AI has a hand in this, but it’s not the whole story. Hiring is down 30% globally, but… more
If you’re not tuned into #TalentConnect…you’re missing out 👀
It’s been so great to spend time with talent leaders discussing how jobs, skills and businesses are changing. AI has a hand in this, but it’s not the whole story. Hiring is down 30% globally, but applications per applicant are up 30%, compared to pre-pandemic levels.
AI has created nearly 2 million new jobs globally in just over three years (!), and the skills employers are looking for are changing twice as fast as the skills U.S. workers are adding to their profiles. (Add your AI skills to your profile folks!)
Recruiters are feeling it! They’re at the center, making sure their companies have the skills and teams needed for what’s next. We’re excited to introduce Hiring Assistant 2 to help recruiters spend less time on the mechanics of hiring and more time on the decisions that need their judgement.
There’s a lot more to come from #TalentConnect. Join the livestream now: https://lnkd.in/da7AVYP4Day 1 at Talent Connect reinforced a simple idea: in the AI era, the workforce you build determines the growth you achieve. As skills and business needs evolve faster than ever, business leaders are shifting from asking "Who should we hire?" to "What… more
Day 1 at Talent Connect reinforced a simple idea: in the AI era, the workforce you build determines the growth you achieve. As skills and business needs evolve faster than ever, business leaders are shifting from asking "Who should we hire?" to "What capabilities do we need to win?"
We introduced Hiring Assistant 2 to help organizations build the workforce they need to compete and grow in a rapidly changing market. Learn more below, and let me know in the comments how is talent becoming a bigger part of your business strategy?
https://lnkd.in/eCjKbMzZHiring Assistant (aka LIHA 2), our newest version of the world's best AI recruiting product, got unveiled this morning at our Talent Connect conference in NYC. The challenge is real for people looking for work and for companies looking to hire with job… more
Hiring Assistant (aka LIHA 2), our newest version of the world's best AI recruiting product, got unveiled this morning at our Talent Connect conference in NYC. The challenge is real for people looking for work and for companies looking to hire with job applications up and honing in on the right people with the right skills has never being harder. So we listened to our customers and built this newest version to go deeper into the hiring process, to help every recruiter win and to give them ability to focus on the right applicants.
To quote Isabelle Bousquette from today's story on LIHA 2 in the Wall Street Journal: "Artificial intelligence is complicating an already tricky hiring market in the U.S., but the same technology could also be part of the solution, according to LinkedIn CEO Daniel Shapero." (Link to story in comments.)
But behind the scenes is always where the magic happens. Just minutes before everything went live, this team of comms pros, and other great folks not pictured, huddled together in a dark room way in the back of the Javits Convention Center. Together they worked through all the final details and we shared that special moment when all the work you've done becomes real. This is one of the very best parts of working in communications, experiencing the moment together as a team. Lucy Davies Lisa Chen Darlene Moustirats Andrea Roberts May Huang Megan Levinson Maggie BoeziWith 20,000+ customers, our little Hiring Assistant is growing up fast. With today's launch, we've made it even better. It's now:
-Smarter, using better reasoning models, persistent memory, and improved personalization from past searches.
-Better integrated,… more
With 20,000+ customers, our little Hiring Assistant is growing up fast. With today's launch, we've made it even better. It's now:
-Smarter, using better reasoning models, persistent memory, and improved personalization from past searches.
-Better integrated, allowing seamless workflows across the hiring stack, new voice calls & more.
-More trusted, leveraging our fast growing verified identity & skills evidence graphs.
All these features are based on our belief that nobody is taking a job without talking to another person. We aim to reduce the overhead in recruiting, so hirers can focus on what really matters: the talent.
https://lnkd.in/gmtwNxtsJob applications are up, but honing on the right people with the right skills has never been harder. I'm excited to introduce Hiring Assistant 2... our newest version of the world's best AI recruiting product. Thanks to Isabelle Bousquette at The Wall Street Journal for the conversation.
https://lnkd.in/gDgAC6PT
Still buzzing from the Forbes CMO Summit last week!
We talked a lot about AI, creators and where marketing is headed. But honestly, my favourite part was how real the conversations were.
No one has all the answers right now. Being a CMO now is wild! And I… more
Still buzzing from the Forbes CMO Summit last week!
We talked a lot about AI, creators and where marketing is headed. But honestly, my favourite part was how real the conversations were.
No one has all the answers right now. Being a CMO now is wild! And I think the best leaders are comfortable saying that. They’re honest about what they know, what they don’t, and what they’re still figuring out.... winning AND struggling with AI, handling geopolitical waves, higher growth targets and more.
I loved getting into some of that with Musa Tariq and Carly Gomez as we talked about what it really means to be a CMO today, and how we can help support the next gen of marketing leaders. (My hawt take: get out of marketing for a while. Go do Sales or Product or BD... learn the economics of the business from another chair. It will make you a better marketer.)
Huge thanks to CEO Sherry Phillips and Linda Boff, the new magical leader of this CMO group, for creating a room with so much honesty, generosity and openness. ❤️Owning our technology stack end-to-end enables us to optimize every layer - something that becomes increasingly important as we deploy ever-hungrier AI workloads. When we decided to double down on our own data centers and infrastructure rather than continue… more
Owning our technology stack end-to-end enables us to optimize every layer - something that becomes increasingly important as we deploy ever-hungrier AI workloads. When we decided to double down on our own data centers and infrastructure rather than continue migrating to Azure, it really came down to timing and scale. Azure was growing at an incredible rate (and still is!) because customer demand was going through the roof, and LinkedIn was seeing its own skyrocketing growth at the same time. Building fresh for the platform we needed was the right strategic bet for LinkedIn's future. While the internet's ChatGPT moment hadn't happened yet, we already saw companies like Meta reaping the benefits of developing larger and larger AI models, and the leverage from the systems they were building to support them. We bet on building that same kind of foundation ourselves and years later, the payoff is that our engineers can design entire systems end-to-end: intelligently splitting inference workloads across GPUs and CPUs, distilling large models into smaller ones that are very good at solving a specific optimization problem, and going as deep as writing our own GPU kernels with Liger Kernel to squeeze more out of every training run. Owning all of this made our teams more disciplined and more creative at the same time.
Thanks to Frederic Lardinois for a great conversation at the WeAreDevelopers Conference - video to come!This is truly awesome.
Urs Hölzle
A huge first in databases: dynamically scale up a true postgres DB to 1,000 machines and back to 4 cores in two minutes! This is real SQL, not a subset: the… more
A huge first in databases: dynamically scale up a true postgres DB to 1,000 machines and back to 4 cores in two minutes! This is real SQL, not a subset: the full power of relational SQL, hybrid search (vector, full-text, spatial), and indexes, one terabit/sec throughput.
Only GCP can do that 👍
More detail here: https://lnkd.in/gcuiD3-uThe most important part of trust is knowing who is authentic. In other words, is the person you are engaging with a real person? Are they who they say they are?
This week we expanded verification to help members and businesses built trust on and off… more
The most important part of trust is knowing who is authentic. In other words, is the person you are engaging with a real person? Are they who they say they are?
This week we expanded verification to help members and businesses built trust on and off LinkedIn:
*Professionals can help verify each other’s experience to give people another way to build credibility through the people they’ve actually worked or studied with.
*Businesses can protect their brand reputation with more controls over who is associated with their brand, including new tools to address inaccurate employee associations.
*LinkedIn verified identities can travel to more places off LinkedIn, with Truecaller and PeerSpot joining the growing list of ‘Verified on LinkedIn’ partners.
Get verified on LinkedIn or read more in this article from the Wall Street Journal.The Wall Street Journal
Americans’ anger with fraud in the job search is reaching a fever pitch. Now, LinkedIn is rolling out new tools to help users figure out what is real—and avoid… more
Americans’ anger with fraud in the job search is reaching a fever pitch. Now, LinkedIn is rolling out new tools to help users figure out what is real—and avoid handing over money or their résumés to scammers.
The new levers, which the company plans to release this month, focus on verification, a system through which users can submit government identification and their professional email addresses. In turn, their profiles display a check mark, giving it a sign of authenticity.
The company says it stops tens of millions of fake members who could scam users by posing as recruiters. Still, some slip through the cracks.
The LinkedIn update fills a hole that scammers have used to wrest job seekers’ data and sometimes their cash. Some scammers list themselves as employees of companies where they have never worked. A desperate job seeker might not fact-check that affiliation and, thrilled to be contacted by the purported recruiter, send over her résumé or pay for consulting services to improve her chances at getting a job.
🔗 Read more: https://on.wsj.com/4rvnBdmThank you to The Wall Street Journal for sharing our new verification offerings and how we are working to fight fake members and jobs on our platform every day. It's an uphill battle but we are in it to win it for workers.
https://lnkd.in/g37XQ83N
The Wall Street Journal
Americans’ anger with fraud in the job search is reaching a fever pitch. Now, LinkedIn is rolling out new tools to help users figure out what is real—and avoid… more
Americans’ anger with fraud in the job search is reaching a fever pitch. Now, LinkedIn is rolling out new tools to help users figure out what is real—and avoid handing over money or their résumés to scammers.
The new levers, which the company plans to release this month, focus on verification, a system through which users can submit government identification and their professional email addresses. In turn, their profiles display a check mark, giving it a sign of authenticity.
The company says it stops tens of millions of fake members who could scam users by posing as recruiters. Still, some slip through the cracks.
The LinkedIn update fills a hole that scammers have used to wrest job seekers’ data and sometimes their cash. Some scammers list themselves as employees of companies where they have never worked. A desperate job seeker might not fact-check that affiliation and, thrilled to be contacted by the purported recruiter, send over her résumé or pay for consulting services to improve her chances at getting a job.
🔗 Read more: https://on.wsj.com/4rvnBdmFernando Mendoza
Enter for a chance to win a LinkedIn recommendation from me. #usbankambassador
As I start my professional career, I'm PUMPED to help my Gen Z peers start… more
Enter for a chance to win a LinkedIn recommendation from me. #usbankambassador
As I start my professional career, I'm PUMPED to help my Gen Z peers start building better financial habits. Introducing my new series with U.S. Bank: Finance with Fernando. To celebrate, I'm giving one fan a LinkedIn recommendation.
To enter:
• Follow U.S. Bank on LinkedIn
• Leave a comment on this post sharing one way you like to be smart with money
Check out the full rules here: https://lnkd.in/eQVn2SCYOne of those should have done it years ago changes, but you can now see featured creators in the news module. Hour by hour to a better product ...
"I know exactly who we need to reach but I just can't produce enough relevant creative fast enough to reach them.” If this sounds familiar you’re not alone.
Buying groups keep growing, and AI driven research means buyers are forming opinions long before a… more
"I know exactly who we need to reach but I just can't produce enough relevant creative fast enough to reach them.” If this sounds familiar you’re not alone.
Buying groups keep growing, and AI driven research means buyers are forming opinions long before a seller even knows they’re in-market. One generic asset stretched across every audience just doesn’t hold up.
When audience insights and creative come together that’s the magic formula. That’s why I’m excited about Smartlyy for LinkedIn- a singular solution for B2B that drives relevant, intelligent creative that is personalized for your buyer groups at scale.
For your marketing and creative team, that means less time getting creative out the door and more time on driving results that matter.
Check out this page to learn more: https://lnkd.in/eWW2WsCZ cc: the one and only Laura DesmondThrough 17 years of working at LinkedIn, I think I’ve interviewed thousands of candidates and there are a few things that consistently surprise people about us. From operating our own datacenters to our traffic scale to the innovation we're doing with AI… more
Through 17 years of working at LinkedIn, I think I’ve interviewed thousands of candidates and there are a few things that consistently surprise people about us. From operating our own datacenters to our traffic scale to the innovation we're doing with AI across both consumer and enterprise, it's a pretty remarkable range.
I recently sat down with Tim Jurka and Wenjing Zhang to discuss some of the technical challenges we're tackling that aren’t always obvious from the outside.
Check it out!How do I know if a candidate is real? Why is a person connected to my Company Page even though they don't work at my company?
These are some of the common questions I get from our Hiring and Marketing customers.
The good news is we are making incredible… more
How do I know if a candidate is real? Why is a person connected to my Company Page even though they don't work at my company?
These are some of the common questions I get from our Hiring and Marketing customers.
The good news is we are making incredible progress in building trust on LinkedIn. While we have been focused here for a while - we have over 115 million verified members on the platform with 75 members verifying their identity every minute - we are just getting started.
You can learn more about our new wave of verification updates from Oscar Rodriguez as we continue to take steps to ensure trust remains a core part of the LinkedIn experience:
https://lnkd.in/etuQJK-v"Who is real" has become the most important question on the Internet. You can't talk, let alone do business with someone, when you don't trust who they are.
We’ve made good progress here. 75 people now verify their profile every minute, adding to the 115M+… more
"Who is real" has become the most important question on the Internet. You can't talk, let alone do business with someone, when you don't trust who they are.
We’ve made good progress here. 75 people now verify their profile every minute, adding to the 115M+ members who have already verified. Along the way, we have learned a lot too. Every government manages identity differently, there is a cost to validating if a person or company is real, not all companies have work email addresses and more. Overcoming these challenges at scale is hard, but critical to get right.
We have a few new features going live to help:
1. We're enabling network verification, promoting verified members to verify connections that they worked or studied with. Obviously there are many edge cases here. Thus, we are building a series of guardrails around this, including ensuring the verifier is already verified, collecting multiple confirmations, time of connection limits, two-factor authentication requirements and more.
2. Company admins can now remove accounts that falsely claim employment from their page (fyi - this will take some time to roll out more broadly) .
3. Rather than requiring everyone to undergo separate, often lengthy, ID checks, you can choose to display your "Verified on LinkedIn" status directly on a growing list of partner platforms, now including Truecaller & PeerSpotHaving a verified profile is important on LinkedIn. We're launching new features to make verification more accessible and trustworthy.
Authenticity is quickly becoming one of the most valuable currencies on the internet and knowing what’s real and who you can trust matters more than ever.
That’s why I’m SO excited about where we’re taking verification at LinkedIn. More than 115 million… more
Authenticity is quickly becoming one of the most valuable currencies on the internet and knowing what’s real and who you can trust matters more than ever.
That’s why I’m SO excited about where we’re taking verification at LinkedIn. More than 115 million members are now verified, and we’re building new ways to make that trust more human and useful.
Now people who have actually worked or studied alongside you can help verify those shared experiences. Our professional stories aren’t built in isolation and the people who were there are part of what makes those stories credible!
We’re also helping companies better protect the brands they’ve worked so hard to build by making it harder for bad actors to falsely claim they work there.
More from Oscar Rodriguez on where verification is headed next: https://lnkd.in/dPHRt2c6.It’s almost time! #TalentConnect is one of my favorite events of the year because talent leaders from the world's leading companies come together to tackle some of the biggest questions around how work, skill building and hiring are changing in the AI era.… more
It’s almost time! #TalentConnect is one of my favorite events of the year because talent leaders from the world's leading companies come together to tackle some of the biggest questions around how work, skill building and hiring are changing in the AI era.
How is work changing for professionals? How are businesses adapting? And how are leaders building the workforce their businesses need to compete and grow?
There’s a lot to unpack, and I’m looking forward to connecting and seeing many of you in New York.
Hope you can join us in person or virtually: https://lnkd.in/eUTrsVbVSo proud to be part of LinkedIn and Microsoft and the ad industry for showing you can do well while doing good. Hat-tip team 🎩!
Rachel Steinberg
Never have I ever had so much fun embarrassing myself in front of teammates, colleagues, and ad industry professionals!! Even better that it was for such a… more
Never have I ever had so much fun embarrassing myself in front of teammates, colleagues, and ad industry professionals!! Even better that it was for such a good cause, The Valerie Fund!
I think it's safe to say that LinkedIn and Microsoft Advertising's first-ever "CAREoke for the Kids" team was a rousing success - a top three finish, tons of funds raised, and a million ideas of how to take home the trophy next year, given how competitive we are.
Huge kudos to my teammates Melissa Perrier Alejandra Wichmann Danielle Berman Jamie Heckelman Michael Katz Ellie Weed Miller Fahey, our fearless leader and cheerleader Matthew Derella, our team captain extraordinaire Melissa Sales, our plant aka judge Zach Christensen-Mohammed, and everyone that came out and supported!
Full video is available with bribes...Andrew Chimka
LinkedIn's Hiring Pro continues to get better and better. One of my favorite new features is the ability to work together to find the applicants you're the… more
LinkedIn's Hiring Pro continues to get better and better. One of my favorite new features is the ability to work together to find the applicants you're the most excited about hiring. Hiring Pro has the full context on your entire workflow and works side-by-side. You can ask to re-evaluate all of your applicants in seconds if you think of a new requirement, and even put your top applicants into a table to easily compare. Try it - we'd love to hear your feedback!
https://lnkd.in/ghrt_PKCWhat are your can't miss business, tech or culture podcasts?
I'll go first:
*The Daily --> what's happening in the world
*Pivot --> perspective / insight on the biggest news in tech
*Song Exploder --> storytelling
*Decoder with Nilay Patel --> the leaders… more
What are your can't miss business, tech or culture podcasts?
I'll go first:
*The Daily --> what's happening in the world
*Pivot --> perspective / insight on the biggest news in tech
*Song Exploder --> storytelling
*Decoder with Nilay Patel --> the leaders building the tech
*Hello Monday with Jessi Hempel --> new perspective on how to work
Anyone have recommendations I should add to my list? Need to keep things fresh and expand my circle.We're keeping at it on reducing AI slop.
-There's a new proofread feature. Many people go to AI to double check their work, but leave with a fully rewritten post. The new addition helps proofread and clarify while keeping your voice.
-We continue to take… more
We're keeping at it on reducing AI slop.
-There's a new proofread feature. Many people go to AI to double check their work, but leave with a fully rewritten post. The new addition helps proofread and clarify while keeping your voice.
-We continue to take what we’ve learned from your AI slop reports to improve AI slop detection and update our classifiers. This includes improving the ways we identify low-quality AI slop images (a key content type associated with AI slop).
-We’re also giving members more places to tell us when they see AI slop beyond the feed, including messaging.Business moves fast and your relationships need to keep up! 🚀
Someone gets promoted. A new decision-maker joins. Your champion takes a new role. And suddenly the account you thought you knew looks pretty different.
So we are bringing Sales Navigator into… more
Business moves fast and your relationships need to keep up! 🚀
Someone gets promoted. A new decision-maker joins. Your champion takes a new role. And suddenly the account you thought you knew looks pretty different.
So we are bringing Sales Navigator into Microsoft Teams. Instead of asking people to go looking for what changed, the changes come to them, right where they’re already working. NICE!
The best sales teams aren’t working from last quarter’s picture of a customer. They’re up on what’s happening right now. #ItWorksWhereYouWorkI spend a lot of time speaking to Chief Revenue officers and growing faster is by far the most consistent theme.
The other? How to build the right tech stack to help their teams be more successful. And they don't want more tech, they want their existing… more
I spend a lot of time speaking to Chief Revenue officers and growing faster is by far the most consistent theme.
The other? How to build the right tech stack to help their teams be more successful. And they don't want more tech, they want their existing solutions to work better together.
That’s why I’m excited about the launch of Sales Navigator for Microsoft Teams. We’re bringing LinkedIn’s B2B network intelligence directly into sellers’ flow of work, with real-time alerts that help them spot the moments that matter, from a key decision-maker changing roles to a new contact joining an account.
Check it out and let me know what you think in the comments.
https://lnkd.in/ItWorksWhereYouWorkA few observations after a couple weeks with the new set of personal agents (Muse, Instinct, OAI, etc.):
- These agents are going to save us time by knowing a lot about us. Trust is earned, but even without handing over access to my email, it's clear an… more
A few observations after a couple weeks with the new set of personal agents (Muse, Instinct, OAI, etc.):
- These agents are going to save us time by knowing a lot about us. Trust is earned, but even without handing over access to my email, it's clear an agent can simplify booking a restaurant with basic context on my family, what time we eat, our favorite places, etc.
- Our agents will know each of us, but will not know everything about the world; for example, which restaurant has a table. So they will need many connectors to the world.
- The most important 'ux' element for any site that connects with personal agents will be agent management. When thousands of personal agents call the local sushi restaurants as soon as reservations open, who gets the table, how do you manage no-shows, and how do you even know which agent is real?
- There is a whole series of agent management mechanisms that will be developed over the next few weeks/months to solve these problems.
- Many places without these mechanisms are going to get flooded by these agents. They can opt out, but will lose demand. So there will be a healthy market for solutions that successfully use AI to manage AI.“Information is the new bid” and many other gems on AI and Advertising from my teammate Tim Frank in conversation with AdExchanger
Tim Frank
AI is changing every layer of the internet: how people discover, evaluate, and ultimately transact.
I had a far-ranging conversation about the emerging AI… more
AI is changing every layer of the internet: how people discover, evaluate, and ultimately transact.
I had a far-ranging conversation about the emerging AI economy with Allison Schiff at AdExchanger about what that means for brands, publishers, and commerce.
We covered:
• The three eras of the internet: human, LLM, and agentic, and how that plays out for brand discoverability
• How bot traffic overtaking human traffic changes the discovery equation
• The reality that information quality is becoming the new bid
• That interviewing AI models is an important component of market research
• Why open standards, such as the Universal Commerce Protocol are so critical to give AIs the ability to take action
The shift can sound abstract, but my family experienced a small version of it this summer. We used AI to find specialty shops in New York based on things we already liked. It narrowed the options and helped us plan. Then we did the human part: walked around, explored, and bought a little more than planned. :)
That balance of spending less time navigating complexity and more time enjoying the experience is where this gets interesting.
Links:
• Article: https://lnkd.in/gBKhTPe5
• YouTube: https://lnkd.in/gR4dsnaxThis is a version of unbundling, which happens all the time in markets and can be incredibly strategically disruptive… the most valuable components of a product are carved out and performed by a faster/cheaper/better solution. I think Ethan is right to call… more
This is a version of unbundling, which happens all the time in markets and can be incredibly strategically disruptive… the most valuable components of a product are carved out and performed by a faster/cheaper/better solution. I think Ethan is right to call out this trend for certain jobs, which will shine a light on which parts of the job are truly valued (and paid for) by the market… because it’s not always what we think at face value. Are universities paying mathematicians for proofs or teaching?Ethan Mollick
What you are seeing in math right now is a consequence of the jagged frontier, and a precursor of what is to come in other professions. Yes, mathematicians do… more
What you are seeing in math right now is a consequence of the jagged frontier, and a precursor of what is to come in other professions. Yes, mathematicians do math, but they also have other tasks they view as important (mentor students, maintain a scientific community, safeguard the future of a field, foster a love of math) that AI can't do
At least one worry that mathematicians seem to have is that by focusing on the flashiest, most obvious element of what mathematicians do (make proofs), the AI companies are damaging the other tasks that AI can't do. AI can discover superhuman proofs, but that is not all that the math profession is about, and actually can undermine and reduce the attention to the other aspects of the job that are important to mathematicians. It becomes harder to defend the value of the many other tasks mathematicians do to the outside world if the most visible part is taken away.
I suspect we will see more of this across fields and professions that will increasingly be forced to help people understand that their jobs consist not only the most visible tasks that AI can do, but also tasks that the AI cannot do or does badly.Clicked this link on a whim this morning and after 5 minutes I was completely sucked in. I always love hearing how people at the top of their craft actually work… especially when the biggest breakthroughs are sometimes totally accidental. If you’ve got an… more
Clicked this link on a whim this morning and after 5 minutes I was completely sucked in. I always love hearing how people at the top of their craft actually work… especially when the biggest breakthroughs are sometimes totally accidental. If you’ve got an hour this weekend and love pop music, have a listen. The stories behind Moves Like Jagger (Maroon 5) and Diamonds (Rhianna) alone are worth it.
https://lnkd.in/dawGqg8GWe’re testing a new design on the top of the feed:
-The Network tab helps you stay connected to your network, ie the people you have explicitly connected or followed. We all want more real connection with real people, and we hope this plays a small part in… more
We’re testing a new design on the top of the feed:
-The Network tab helps you stay connected to your network, ie the people you have explicitly connected or followed. We all want more real connection with real people, and we hope this plays a small part in rebuilding that world.
-The For You tab helps you stay informed. We’re all trying to make sense of the world, and we hope this plays helps more people from real practitioners inside and outside your network.
There’s more to come here too, but wanted to provide some context if you're seeing something new this weekend :)Something I’ve come to notice over the years:
The most truly talented people are often the easiest people to work with. Maybe that’s not a coincidence.
Thoroughly enjoyed spending time with a group of creators in Bengaluru last month. The common theme was sharing real experiences rather than perfect outcomes. Thanks Unnati Bagga, Dhairya Gangwani, Shivanshi Shivhare, Loveena Kamath, Dev Raj Saini and Mahima… more
Thoroughly enjoyed spending time with a group of creators in Bengaluru last month. The common theme was sharing real experiences rather than perfect outcomes. Thanks Unnati Bagga, Dhairya Gangwani, Shivanshi Shivhare, Loveena Kamath, Dev Raj Saini and Mahima Hans for the thoughtful discussion. Looking forward to more of your content on LinkedInI almost didn't get my first job in comms.
Actually, I didn't. They rejected me. But I never got the rejection letter, so after a couple of weeks I assumed it got lost in the mail and applied again. They brought me in for an interview and hired me because… more
I almost didn't get my first job in comms.
Actually, I didn't. They rejected me. But I never got the rejection letter, so after a couple of weeks I assumed it got lost in the mail and applied again. They brought me in for an interview and hired me because they were impressed I applied again after a no.
If that rejection letter had reached me, I'd never have applied again. I'd have taken that no as a no, forever.
Every job I've had since came through a connection. Literally every job. So when Yasmin Rufo at BBC asked me how careers really get built, that's my honest answer: a no isn't a no, it's a not right now. This story didn't make the final cut so consider this the bonus footage for my professional community on LinkedIn
Invest in your network before you need it. Check out Yamin's great story, including the people on the street interviews, below.AI is helping mathematicians make real progress on Navier-Stokes. A problem that has resisted humans for generations.
Super cool. But that’s not how a billion people are going to decide if AI matters.
They’re going to decide it matters when it gives them… more
AI is helping mathematicians make real progress on Navier-Stokes. A problem that has resisted humans for generations.
Super cool. But that’s not how a billion people are going to decide if AI matters.
They’re going to decide it matters when it gives them time back. When Sunday night isn’t spent doing expense reports. When a five-step approval becomes one step. When a doctor catches a disease earlier. When a kid anywhere in the world gets access to a great teacher. When healthcare gets better and more affordable.
Kevin Scott put it this way:
“A.I. is one of the most powerful things humans have ever invented for improving the quality of life of everyone, but it will take time. It should take time. We've always tackled super-challenging problems through technology. And so, we can either tell ourselves a good story about the future or a bad story about the future, and, whichever one we choose, that's probably the one that'll come true.”
The question is what we choose to do with it.
I think the best companies start with a vision: What is the world we want this technology to help create?
Then work backwards... Build toward that vision AND put the safeguards in place to do it responsibly.
The answer isn’t to start from fear, or to ignore the risks. It’s to be clear about the future we want, and build toward it with safeguards from the start.
This is a time for real leadership. Technical brilliance matters enormously. But so do judgment, experience, empathy, and an understanding of how businesses and institutions actually work, and how change actually lands on people.
The technology isn’t going to decide what kind of future we build with it. We will.worth a watch if you want hear directly from the ceo of Anthropic and Marc Benioff talk about the what the leading company in AI is doing about safety by adjusting the pacing of their development.
Salesforce
Live: Dario Amodei x Marc Benioff. The Anthropic co-founder & CEO joins us at Dreamforce for a conversation worth hearing. ☁️
Women enter the workforce at nearly the same rate as men. Yet by the time C-suite leadership opportunities emerge, that representation is cut in half.
ALERT!! New data from LinkedIn's Economic Graph in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report… more
Women enter the workforce at nearly the same rate as men. Yet by the time C-suite leadership opportunities emerge, that representation is cut in half.
ALERT!! New data from LinkedIn's Economic Graph in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report shows women hold 46% of entry-level roles across 57 economies, but only 23% of C-suite positions. After a decade of limited gains, progress in women’s leadership has now stalled for four consecutive years.
And it's not only showing up in leadership pipelines. LinkedIn members identifying as founders have more than tripled since 2022, yet women’s share remains stuck at just 28%, and those female founders are less likely to have AI skills than their male counterparts.
To me, this challenge isn’t about a lack of ambition or talent. It's a signal that too many of the systems that shape who advances, who leads, and who gets to build companies are broken. WE MUST FIX THIS!!!
The good news? We know what DOES work. Focusing on coaching and skills development, sponsoring high-performing women, and ensuring accountability exists at senior levels is critical to bringing more women into the equation.
See the full report for more: https://lnkd.in/g8At6pFVLinkedIn Hiring Assistant now in YOUR language!!
We are now live in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Dutch, alongside recent launches in English, French and German. That's seven languages in total and we love helping recruiters find the best talent fast all… more
LinkedIn Hiring Assistant now in YOUR language!!
We are now live in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Dutch, alongside recent launches in English, French and German. That's seven languages in total and we love helping recruiters find the best talent fast all over the world!
https://lnkd.in/gDfjyAdS
#LinkedInHiringAssistantFun chat with Benjamin Chipman at LinkedIn HQ about the questions GenZ has about networking but can be afraid to ask...
Benjamin Chipman
GenZ in the workplace this, GenZ in the workplace that.
LinkedIn saw that everyone had so much to say about how we as GenZ show up in the workplace that they… more
GenZ in the workplace this, GenZ in the workplace that.
LinkedIn saw that everyone had so much to say about how we as GenZ show up in the workplace that they invited me out to headquarters in Mountain View, CA to ask the questions to the man in charge-- CEO Daniel Shapero.
Dan and I got to talk honestly about what’s happening with early career opportunities and how to create experiences for yourself in a changing work climate.
We also talked about the elephant in the room… what AI means for professionals navigating their first jobs.
The biggest takeaways I’m leaving with?
1️⃣ Be generous with your experience.
⏩ Share your learnings and what it took for you to get there. That doesn't have to mean posting if you’re not ready for that. Comment and engage to maintain your connections and celebrate wins alongside others.
2️⃣ ”Connectionmaxxing” (as the Gen Alphas are calling it) doesn’t do much for ya in terms of creating opportunity. Those 500+ connections should be people you’ve actually engaged with, not just strangers on the internet.
⏩ Cultivating meaningful relationships will always bring you more value than spray-and-pray connecting.
3️⃣ There are fewer entry level jobs, we’re not imagining that… but the data suggest it’s not necessarily AI’s fault. Interest rates are actually the more likely culprit.
⏩ Standing out obviously matters more than ever, but using AI to apply for more jobs isn’t the solution. What is working, is investing in the human relationships that undergird every employment decision.
Can’t wait to share the full interview with you soon 😀 #LinkedInPartner #GenZintheWorkplace #Postgrad #EarlyCareer #GenZIt's college football season for all who celebrate! My Oregon Ducks had a wobbly first game, but I'm so invested in my team that there's no stopping now.
If you see me at work and are a fellow college football fan, please stop me to have all the "Did you… more
It's college football season for all who celebrate! My Oregon Ducks had a wobbly first game, but I'm so invested in my team that there's no stopping now.
If you see me at work and are a fellow college football fan, please stop me to have all the "Did you see the Michigan win over Western Michigan??" or "How did the Buff's pull that win out?" chatter. Just know that if you put a quarter in, you'll have to let the conversation play out.📣 Mark your calendars! Talent Connect Show is almost here! 📣
Work is changing fast, and AI is turning up the speed. It's reshaping how we do our jobs, hire talent and grow businesses. Exciting? Absolutely! A little overwhelming too? Also yes! 😊
Join us… more
📣 Mark your calendars! Talent Connect Show is almost here! 📣
Work is changing fast, and AI is turning up the speed. It's reshaping how we do our jobs, hire talent and grow businesses. Exciting? Absolutely! A little overwhelming too? Also yes! 😊
Join us for this virtual two-day event bringing together HR and recruiting professionals to explore what’s now and what's next in talent and hiring.
You’ll hear from powerhouse speakers like Brené Brown, Leland Melvin, & Daniel Shapero.
Register here and share what you learn! https://lnkd.in/gDHR3amz #TalentConnectNFL kicks off tonight. So cool to see Seahawks analyst Brian Eayrs and other coaches across the league are using Copilot in Excel on the sidelines this season.
Will Excel’s Brian Jones end up being the Seahawks MVP this year 😄
https://lnkd.in/g7EECTE4
Here's a question I've been thinking about: how are you earning the trust of the next generation of buyers?
Our latest research finds nearly 9 in 10 B2B marketers globally believe future growth depends on influencing Gen Z, and 42% say expert voices are the… more
Here's a question I've been thinking about: how are you earning the trust of the next generation of buyers?
Our latest research finds nearly 9 in 10 B2B marketers globally believe future growth depends on influencing Gen Z, and 42% say expert voices are the most effective way to do it.
And as AI changes how people find information, one thing hasn't changed: people trust people. That's why the smartest companies are partnering with trusted voices like Allie K. Miller, Bernard Marr and Meghana Dhar, who are already influencing the next generation of buyers.
Check out the research here and let me know how you are earning the trust of the next generation of buyers:
https://lnkd.in/eDu8ezVTThe Openreserve team led by Dee Choubey had a major milestone this past week earning conditional approval from regulators to be a full service US bank that offers real-time settlement across fiat and blockchain rails, direct Federal Reserve connectivity,… more
The Openreserve team led by Dee Choubey had a major milestone this past week earning conditional approval from regulators to be a full service US bank that offers real-time settlement across fiat and blockchain rails, direct Federal Reserve connectivity, tokenized deposits, and GENIUS Act-designed payment stablecoin infrastructure.
At its heart, it provides a critical combination of technology and trust. it offers continuous capital to flow -- without the friction of borders or time zones. All transactions are verified and the bank is regulated. Great video below that brings it to life.
It's an emerging space and excited to be connected to the amazing team building for the future.Dee Choubey
Introducing Openreserve, a blockchain native de-novo digital bank, finally out of stealth. This week the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)… more
Introducing Openreserve, a blockchain native de-novo digital bank, finally out of stealth. This week the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) granted conditional approval of our full-service U.S. national bank charter application.
Preliminary conditional approval to charter a de novo national bank is a privilege our team does not take lightly. It is a significant milestone and the beginning of the most demanding phase of the work.
We're building toward real-time settlement across fiat and blockchain rails, direct Federal Reserve connectivity, tokenized deposits, and GENIUS Act-designed payment stablecoin infrastructure.
Thank you to the entire OpenReserve team, our board, investors, and to the OCC who ran a rigorous review. More to come!
See what we are building: https://openreserve.aiPart 2 of my conversation with Dhairya Gangwani , from my visit to India a few weeks ago. Enjoyed sharing my thoughts on both my own career as well as how AI is changing the game on leadership and work.
Dhairya Gangwani
13+ years at LinkedIn. 8 different roles!
A career that has been anything but linear.
Archana Sekhar's journey is a reminder that growth doesn’t always… more
13+ years at LinkedIn. 8 different roles!
A career that has been anything but linear.
Archana Sekhar's journey is a reminder that growth doesn’t always require changing companies. Sometimes, it comes from continuously reinventing yourself within one.
In Part 2 of our conversation, we discuss the human skills that will matter even more in the AI era, the career rule she would rewrite for professionals in India, and lessons from her unconventional journey.
Because in a world powered by AI, our most human skills may become our greatest advantage.
What was your biggest learning from this video?
Let us know in the comments 👇We recently shared new research that shows nearly 9 in 10 B2B marketers believe future growth depends on influencing Gen Z and millennial decision-makers.
Many of these buyers place more trust in people than brands. So it’s no surprise that companies are… more
We recently shared new research that shows nearly 9 in 10 B2B marketers believe future growth depends on influencing Gen Z and millennial decision-makers.
Many of these buyers place more trust in people than brands. So it’s no surprise that companies are increasingly using Thought Leader Ads to amplify trusted voices — whether those are employees, customers or industry experts. We’ve seen adoption grow nearly 40% year over year.
Rippling is a great example. They activated more than 300 customers to share their experiences with its AI products and promoted those perspectives with Thought Leader Ads – driving 5.8x ROI and 38% higher engagement rates vs. LinkedIn benchmarks. You can learn more about Rippling’s experience here - https://lnkd.in/gRZaydtM.Let’s flip the networking script: What’s actually helpful when you’re just starting out in your career?
To help me figure it out, I went to Samantha Silva, one of our interns this summer, and asked her to help me learn what networking means for gen z. No… more
Let’s flip the networking script: What’s actually helpful when you’re just starting out in your career?
To help me figure it out, I went to Samantha Silva, one of our interns this summer, and asked her to help me learn what networking means for gen z. No surprise, it’s different than how I network. She shared how she thinks about who she is at work and how she still brings what makes her her to the table.
But there are still commonalities, she thinks about peer networking and investing in your network before you need it. Thanks for the time and insight Sam!
OK folks, now it’s your turn. What’s the best networking lesson you’ve learned, or a myth you’d bust?Gen Z is entering the B2B buying group folks!
I recently sat down with Jeff Fromm at Forbes to share our latest research on how trusted voices are reshaping B2B buying, what Gen Z expects from brands, and why human credibility is becoming increasingly… more
Gen Z is entering the B2B buying group folks!
I recently sat down with Jeff Fromm at Forbes to share our latest research on how trusted voices are reshaping B2B buying, what Gen Z expects from brands, and why human credibility is becoming increasingly valuable in an AI-driven world.
Huge thanks to Jeff for a great conversation on where B2B marketing is heading! Link in comments.What surprised Anne Wojcicki the most after founding 23andMe? And why is she the most popular elementary school class speaker ever?
New episode of The Messy Middle, out now: https://lnkd.in/e9rUaCih
If Gen Z doesn’t trust you, they won’t buy from you!
Gen Z is joining the group that is driving B2B buying decisions, from AI tools to CRM platforms and more. Yet a generation that’s grown up constantly connected online often feels disconnected… more
If Gen Z doesn’t trust you, they won’t buy from you!
Gen Z is joining the group that is driving B2B buying decisions, from AI tools to CRM platforms and more. Yet a generation that’s grown up constantly connected online often feels disconnected professionally. Our latest research found that 72% of Gen Z feel stuck on the sidelines of their professional communities.
When professional connection feels out of reach, people look for voices they can trust. In fact, 86% of B2B marketers say Gen Z and millennial buyers trust peer recommendations and expert voices MORE than branded marketing.
We’re seeing this play out on LinkedIn through creators like Natalie (Corporate Natalie), Avni Barman and Chris Do, who are helping people learn and make more informed decisions every day.
Check out the full research. I’d love to hear from you, how are you building trust with the next generation of buyers?
https://lnkd.in/g6dWMV9aWe’ve been spending time listening to Gen Z about how they’re building professional relationships as they become more influential in the workplace. Most interesting to me was that despite growing up in a world where you build relationships on digital… more
We’ve been spending time listening to Gen Z about how they’re building professional relationships as they become more influential in the workplace. Most interesting to me was that despite growing up in a world where you build relationships on digital platforms, Gen Z don't find it easy to do this for work... which is something I want LinkedIn to improve on. I know that many of my own professional opportunities were shaped by relationships I'd invested in.
Curious what advice you’d give someone early in their career who’s trying to build professional relationships?Went down the rabbit hole on data centers in space... the crazy thing I didn't realize is that one of the hardest parts is going to be cooling the GPUs. But wait, isn't space cold?!? Yes, but in a vacuum there's no medium for absorbing the heat into the… more
Went down the rabbit hole on data centers in space... the crazy thing I didn't realize is that one of the hardest parts is going to be cooling the GPUs. But wait, isn't space cold?!? Yes, but in a vacuum there's no medium for absorbing the heat into the surrounding area... so you need to radiate it away. This article says that for a 100MW data center, you need 2500 pickleball court size radiators. That sounds like a lot. Super interesting.
https://lnkd.in/gJEc2rCSEnjoyed chatting with Varun Mayya about LinkedIn and my career journey over a whiteboard. We wound up talking about mistakes, lucky breaks, and what I'd do differently if I were starting out in 2026. Thanks for the conversation Varun!
Varun Mayya
I asked the CEO of LinkedIn which jobs people are actually getting hired for right now, and what he would do if he was 22 in India today. I also got him to… more
I asked the CEO of LinkedIn which jobs people are actually getting hired for right now, and what he would do if he was 22 in India today. I also got him to reverse engineer his entire career on a whiteboard, from three failed startups to becoming CEO. Nobody sees more hiring data than him, and we get into what you should actually be doing for your career, and why every job done the old way is fading.
Full conversation is out now on YouTube. Link in CommentsTried something today that I think I'm going to turn into a Friday habit... people often comment to me that someone they work with is doing a great job. So... I sent a handful of Teams messages saying "I was catching up with XXXX, and they mentioned that… more
Tried something today that I think I'm going to turn into a Friday habit... people often comment to me that someone they work with is doing a great job. So... I sent a handful of Teams messages saying "I was catching up with XXXX, and they mentioned that you're doing a great job" and then added some detail. Took me 15 minutes and got some tremendous responses. Made me feel great doing it as well. Give it a try.Howdy! here's some specific advice on how you can help me help you get a job! I think this advice holds for your outreach to any senior hiring manager. If anyone else has good advice please share it in the comments!
In the realm of things I'm good at vs need to work on, I think it's clear where me on video falls. But I'm working on it and as with most things the only way to get good is to keep doing. In other words, when you watch this share feedback and as video rental… more
In the realm of things I'm good at vs need to work on, I think it's clear where me on video falls. But I'm working on it and as with most things the only way to get good is to keep doing. In other words, when you watch this share feedback and as video rental stores used to say in the 90's be kind [and rewind].
But I'm not alone here. For all of us, it's true that the only way to get good is to get going. And get going on LinkedIn. This the the platform, and one of the few places, where all the audiences that matter come together. For the c-suite that's employees, customers, investors, future hires, etc.
So as you push yourself and your exec to get started sharing on LinkedIn, here are a few simple things to focus on first:
1) The Follow button is your friend: On your profile flip the primary connection option from connect to follow. You'll save connections for people you know in real life and growing a following allows a broader set of folks to learn from and engage with you over time.
2) Use the Featured section: This is your highlight reel, the small set of content that you want people to see first. Pin the posts, interviews or important company moments that best reflect what you care about and how you lead.
3) Just start posting and avoid the corporate speak: It's hard I know, we've been trained to talk a certain way at work. But it is the direct, authentic perspective that shows who YOU are that people want. That's what helps the audience you care about get to know the real you.
Want more tips? We have a new cohort kicking off next week for our LinkedIn for Executives and Communicators program. You and your team can register here: https://lnkd.in/gd3BhbB3Just thought this was good knowledge for
leaders thinking about getting their AI game more systemized across orgs.
Dennis Woodside
Reskilling used to be framed as an individual project. Nights, weekends, your career, your problem, your dime. Plenty of people are still doing it that way —… more
Reskilling used to be framed as an individual project. Nights, weekends, your career, your problem, your dime. Plenty of people are still doing it that way — nobody is going to be more invested in your fluency than you. But the pace of AI has pushed the load past what individual effort can carry on its own.
We've ended up splitting it three ways.
The first part stays with the individual, and I don't want to soften that. The second sits with the company and it costs money. The third sits with whoever is running the place and it costs something harder to give; time. Companies that leave all three on the employee will get the fluency of the people who had time.
On Freshworks’ share: we run a program called AI in Motion. We recently wrapped the third installment — three regional events across 11 cities, thousands of employees. Those events produced 25 innovation showcases: working prototypes from SecOps, IT, CX, Sales, Sales Ops, Engineering and Product, each one built against real customer or business problems. And 15 sessions where employees taught other employees how they're using AI in their own jobs — financial workflows, building pipeline, prototyping.
Two things about that. It happened on work time, not on people's weekends. And it wasn't built for engineers. The prototypes that surprised me came out of functions that don't write code for a living.
On the leadership share: I plan my whole training year in Claude — I run four races a summer and the plan is built and adjusted there. I also build prototypes in Lovable and send them to the product team. They're usually terrible ideas, but you can't set expectations from a distance. If the people running a company aren't in the tools, everyone below them reads that accurately, and no training program closes that gap.
Here's what it looks like when fluency lands. Our product development lifecycle has changed. Designers work in Figma, push through Figma Make directly to code, and we've built the hooks into our production environment so what comes out already meets our internal coding standards. QA is largely automated. Cycle times are ~30% faster and AI products ship on a two-week cycle, which we weren't doing before.
We've also turned our own AI Email agent on our own billing questions. It handled about 30% of them from the day we switched it on.
Neither of those came from buying something. They came from people who already worked here figuring out what the tools could do in their part of the business.
Most of our customers aren't from the tech industry. They're not benchmarking models on the weekend. They're looking to us to be conversant enough in this to help them get from experimentation to real use, and you can't outsource that to your product. Most of the AI debate at the CEO level is about which model, which stack, how much budget. That debate matters. What determines whether AI shows up in the P&L is whether the people you already employ know how to use what you've already boughtWe’re keeping up the fight to stop the slop! We’ve already seen a 40% drop in views on AI content and Hari Srinivasan shared that over a million people have clicked ‘seems like AI slop’ in just two weeks since launch. Now, we’re starting to share this… more
We’re keeping up the fight to stop the slop! We’ve already seen a 40% drop in views on AI content and Hari Srinivasan shared that over a million people have clicked ‘seems like AI slop’ in just two weeks since launch. Now, we’re starting to share this feedback directly with authors.
I’m SO grateful to our members for helping us keep LinkedIn a special place for real people, real connection and real insights!
https://lnkd.in/p/ggytnKXXHari Srinivasan
One more follow up on AI Slop.
-First, thank you. Over a million people have now clicked ‘seems like AI slop,’ since we launched it two weeks ago...helping… more
One more follow up on AI Slop.
-First, thank you. Over a million people have now clicked ‘seems like AI slop,’ since we launched it two weeks ago...helping us better understand how our community experiences low-quality content. As a reminder, you can send this feedback in the three dot menu on any post & comment
-This week, we're taking another step. If a post receives enough community feedback, you may see a message in your Post Analytics to help you understand how your content is being received. We approached this assuming good intent; I know I'm increasingly conscious on how to not sound like AI & the goal is to provide helpful feedback.
-Importantly, no single piece of feedback determines how content is distributed. We look at many signals together, and we've built safeguards to help prevent individual feedback from being used to unfairly target other members.
I hesitate to give numbers, as everyone has a different network and feed, but overall members are now experiencing 40% less views on what we classify as AI slop from just a few weeks ago. Despite the progress, we know we have more to do to ensure LinkedIn remains a place where you can find real people & real perspectives... this all remains very top of mind.This is wild.
Augustus Doricko
Rainmaker just produced ~19M gallons of water in Alaska via next-gen cloud seeding over 3 hours of operations.
We are the first company to provably produce… more
Rainmaker just produced ~19M gallons of water in Alaska via next-gen cloud seeding over 3 hours of operations.
We are the first company to provably produce precipitation in Alaska. As promised, we’ve linked our white paper and relevant data.
In the future, Rainmaker will protect and restore glaciers with man-made snowfall.
Immediately, this demonstration shows how Rainmaker will add new water to the Colorado River and Great Salt Lake in the coming months.
We turned around this analysis and white paper just a couple days after operating. There are many data sources I want to deepen our understanding of the atmosphere and increase our provable production; we’re building the instruments to collect that data in subsequent operations. But at Rainmaker, we won’t tout LOIs, simulations, or lab tests. What matters is physically measuring that you’ve affected the atmosphere; proving that we’ve produced water. We prefer sharing only the tech that has proven to make more water for farms, industries, and ecosystems in need.
Expect a regular cadence of these from us as we build the best atmospheric science lab in the world. Feedback is welcome in the interim.
Rainmaker Century.
https://lnkd.in/gHi8YQSBAbigail Carlton
AI is reshaping how we work. But are we doing enough for young people to navigate this shift?
Young talent is uniquely positioned to shape how AI transforms… more
AI is reshaping how we work. But are we doing enough for young people to navigate this shift?
Young talent is uniquely positioned to shape how AI transforms the world of work, if we set them up for success. This means employers, educators, and workforce organizations need to ensure they continue to have access to meaningful early-career opportunities.
In our Forbes op-ed, Susan Murray and I share why rethinking career pathways matters for the next generation, and for the organizations and economy they'll help build.
https://lnkd.in/gmevusBULast night at a back to school sports night, a coach introduced a word I hadn’t heard before: mudita.
It’s a Buddhist concept: taking genuine joy in someone else’s success... Truly feeling happy because something good happened for someone else.
The coach… more
Last night at a back to school sports night, a coach introduced a word I hadn’t heard before: mudita.
It’s a Buddhist concept: taking genuine joy in someone else’s success... Truly feeling happy because something good happened for someone else.
The coach made it part of the team’s culture. The kids are learning not only how to compete, but how to celebrate one another.
What a meaningful thing to learn early.Must read alert!
Lea Kissner
I can't believe that our new book, "Building Safer Technology: A Field Guide to Failing Well" is here and in print. This book teaches how to think about… more
I can't believe that our new book, "Building Safer Technology: A Field Guide to Failing Well" is here and in print. This book teaches how to think about building technology in a world where things fail -- security, privacy, trust&safety, AI safety, and more. Because we concentrate on the underlying thinking and skills, this is durable knowledge which you can use even as the details of the technology changes every single day.
I don't have a copy yet, so you might be able to get one before I do! Get it from the publisher: https://lnkd.in/gG3G7Bzn
Or Amazon:
https://lnkd.in/g4r2QH8YAI slop isn't happening just on social networks... it's happening in the day to day of work. Someone sent me what was clearly an AI generated doc. I read it, realized it was all AI, had my AI summarize it and ended up with nothing that brought new thinking to… more
AI slop isn't happening just on social networks... it's happening in the day to day of work. Someone sent me what was clearly an AI generated doc. I read it, realized it was all AI, had my AI summarize it and ended up with nothing that brought new thinking to the idea... This is a doom loop. If we're not careful, we'll end up with a very expensive way to avoid writing and reading in an ocean of sameness, genericness...
Let's not do that. Let's go another way where AI helps us to do things, to learn things, to create things, but in ways that we enhance and advance with our distinct perspectives and unique experiences!Kate Griggs
“I wouldn’t have the career I’ve been lucky enough to have, if it wasn’t for Microsoft Word and spellcheck.”
Nicole Leverich is Senior Vice President and… more
“I wouldn’t have the career I’ve been lucky enough to have, if it wasn’t for Microsoft Word and spellcheck.”
Nicole Leverich is Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer at LinkedIn
And she’s a dyslexic thinker.
Communication is a Dyslexic Thinking skill. So many of us are naturally drawn to, and excel in, careers where communicating ideas, stories and managing messaging really matters.
But dyslexics are also often weak spellers and that can trip us up at work as it’s something people pick up on.
But being brilliant at communicating and being brilliant at spelling are not the same thing. And it’s so important we help workplaces to realise that.
Like so many dyslexics technology helped remove that barrier for Nicole - allowing her to focus on the Dyslexic Thinking strengths that have helped her reach the top of her profession.
A brilliant reminder that spelling should never stand in the way of brilliant communication - and is definitely not a sign of intelligence!
🎥 recorded at our World Dyslexia Assembly, New York.
You can learn much more about empowering dyslexic thinking in my LinkedIn Learning course that’s free to access. #DyslexicThinking #Dyslexia #CommunicationOne more follow up on AI Slop.
-First, thank you. Over a million people have now clicked ‘seems like AI slop,’ since we launched it two weeks ago...helping us better understand how our community experiences low-quality content. As a reminder, you can send… more
One more follow up on AI Slop.
-First, thank you. Over a million people have now clicked ‘seems like AI slop,’ since we launched it two weeks ago...helping us better understand how our community experiences low-quality content. As a reminder, you can send this feedback in the three dot menu on any post & comment
-This week, we're taking another step. If a post receives enough community feedback, you may see a message in your Post Analytics to help you understand how your content is being received. We approached this assuming good intent; I know I'm increasingly conscious on how to not sound like AI & the goal is to provide helpful feedback.
-Importantly, no single piece of feedback determines how content is distributed. We look at many signals together, and we've built safeguards to help prevent individual feedback from being used to unfairly target other members.
I hesitate to give numbers, as everyone has a different network and feed, but overall members are now experiencing 40% less views on what we classify as AI slop from just a few weeks ago. Despite the progress, we know we have more to do to ensure LinkedIn remains a place where you can find real people & real perspectives... this all remains very top of mind.Incredible week in India with our team, customers, and creators. The economy is growing fast, the talent is incredible, and the culture of warmth was present in every moment. I'm excited for the opportunity ahead, and thanks to everyone who made it such a memorable trip.
AI is creating some of the biggest opportunities in today's job market. But who REALLY gets access to them?
LinkedIn's Economic Graph team's new research on women in the AI economy highlights an important challenge. AI roles are among the fastest-growing and… more
AI is creating some of the biggest opportunities in today's job market. But who REALLY gets access to them?
LinkedIn's Economic Graph team's new research on women in the AI economy highlights an important challenge. AI roles are among the fastest-growing and highest-paying jobs, yet women account for just 26% of new hires into those roles, and representation declines even further at senior levels.
That gap matters because this isn't just a story about technology. It's a story about opportunity.
As AI reshapes work, we have a chance to build the pathways for more women to enter, advance, and lead the future of work as the AI economy grows.
I'd encourage everyone to spend some time with the findings because understanding how opportunity is changing is one of the first steps to helping more people participate in it! 💪
https://lnkd.in/gKVxAa6dPicking my coffee cup feels like committing to a vibe. Can you guess which one is currently in my hand?
How do you turn a passion for science into a company that changes how millions of people think about their health? Anne Wojcicki, founder of 23andMe, joined us on the latest episode of The Messy Middle to discuss the lessons she's learned from building one of the world's most groundbreaking biotech companies.
One of my oldest friends and former colleague Bill Clifford is helping build the Unreal Engine ecosystem at Epic Games. Their partnership with The Walt Disney Company reminds of the William Goldman quote: "The future is already here; it's just not evenly… more
One of my oldest friends and former colleague Bill Clifford is helping build the Unreal Engine ecosystem at Epic Games. Their partnership with The Walt Disney Company reminds of the William Goldman quote: "The future is already here; it's just not evenly distributed." Epic and Disney are showing what's possible with world class IP is paired with these mind-blowing tools that create deeply immersive experiences for fans. Can read more about it below.
https://lnkd.in/eAFZrMCzI learned a new word from our LinkedIn India team in Bengaluru this week --> jugaad. It's defined as... a flexible approach to problem-solving and innovation that uses limited, basic resources in a clever, unconventional way.
Ex. When I was staffing a media… more
I learned a new word from our LinkedIn India team in Bengaluru this week --> jugaad. It's defined as... a flexible approach to problem-solving and innovation that uses limited, basic resources in a clever, unconventional way.
Ex. When I was staffing a media interview that went off track, I used quick thinking and humor to create a jugaad that got it back on track.
How great is that? I invite you to put it to use.
Hat tip to Kumaresh Pattabiraman, the stellar LinkedIn India team and the great comms crew for the new word and a super productive few days of listening and learning.Next “season” of #InTheTech filming today with these two characters. Thanks for being good sports, Wenjing & Tim!
Can’t wait to see the final cuts!
This times a million.
Dan Porter
My take for early career people is, don’t optimize on salary, optimize on opportunity.
Salary is great. But it can be a false indicator. And you can spend… more
My take for early career people is, don’t optimize on salary, optimize on opportunity.
Salary is great. But it can be a false indicator. And you can spend it on cool sh-t or even pay bills, but you can’t use it to invest in your future.
If you’re 25 you might have 40 years of work left. You won’t remember the 10k more but you will remember the boss who changed your life or the opportunity that opened your mind or the when you learned what risks to take or not to take.
You should make as much money as you want or need. But that’s the short game. You’ll do better in the end if you play the long game. Opportunity should be priced in to your decisions, because it's a mistake to just think about salary. And tbh, it's really not much more complicated than that.Erik is one of those rare leaders who brings together deep product collaboration, commercial judgment, and a genuine understanding of what customers need.
And a wonderfully dry sense of humor.
Erik will lead Global Product Commercialization, helping us… more
Erik is one of those rare leaders who brings together deep product collaboration, commercial judgment, and a genuine understanding of what customers need.
And a wonderfully dry sense of humor.
Erik will lead Global Product Commercialization, helping us turn the extraordinary pace of innovation across Microsoft Advertising product and engineering into outcomes that matter for our customers.
Welcome to Microsoft, Erik. Excited about this next chapter together.Erik Dombrowski
After 20 wonderful years, I've made the difficult decision to leave Google for my next adventure. I said goodbye to so many amazing people there last week;… more
After 20 wonderful years, I've made the difficult decision to leave Google for my next adventure. I said goodbye to so many amazing people there last week; people who shaped me and my career immeasurably.
This week though, I could not be more excited to share that I’m starting a new chapter, and joining Microsoft as VP of Global Product Commercialization. I can’t wait to build with Matthew Derella and my amazing leadership team, and bring the best of Microsoft AI to bear to help our customers grow.Whether you’re planning your next vacation, looking for a new pair of novelty glasses (just me?), or researching software, the way we discover is changing. More and more of us are turning to AI to help make decisions faster.
Being discoverable is no longer… more
Whether you’re planning your next vacation, looking for a new pair of novelty glasses (just me?), or researching software, the way we discover is changing. More and more of us are turning to AI to help make decisions faster.
Being discoverable is no longer just about getting someone to your website. It’s about creating content and expertise that AI models recognize, trust, and surface.
How brands stay visible in the AI era is one of the biggest topics B2B marketers are facing right now. That’s why the team at LinkedIn have been researching, testing, and learning what drives visibility in AI search, and we’re sharing what we found.
Our new guide helps marketers build an AI-ready content system, earn more citations, and measure what really matters. My top take? 💡 LinkedIn is your strongest lever! It's the #1 most-cited domain for professional queries, so if you're not here, you're not showing up!
Take a look and let me know what you think. Thank you!
https://lnkd.in/gNu52gwnI appreciated the opportunity to share my advice to leaders on how to land the leadership role you want when you’re competing with other incredibly accomplished industry peers.
Jeff Sanders and Kelly O. Kay just published the book titled “Show Up to Win”,… more
I appreciated the opportunity to share my advice to leaders on how to land the leadership role you want when you’re competing with other incredibly accomplished industry peers.
Jeff Sanders and Kelly O. Kay just published the book titled “Show Up to Win”, which offers a practical guide on how to differentiate yourself not only during a job transition but also throughout your professional career.
I highly recommend every leader read and absorb the timeless advice of Jeff and Kelly before considering a career move.
https://lnkd.in/gkgDYddeChristina Chironna
The iconic "pew-pew" blaster sound effect in Star Wars was created by sound designer Ben Burtt, who recorded the resonant twang of a wire being struck with a… more
The iconic "pew-pew" blaster sound effect in Star Wars was created by sound designer Ben Burtt, who recorded the resonant twang of a wire being struck with a wrench.
Sound designer Ben Burtt was hiking with his family when he bumped into one of the guy wires supporting a radio tower. The wire rang out with a sharp metallic twang, and his immediate thought was:
“That’s a laser gun.”
He later returned, struck the wire with a wrench, recorded it, and that unexpected sound became the foundation of the blasters heard throughout Star Wars.
That same spirit of curiosity and experimentation is exactly what I loved discussing with Shelley Roden from Skywalker Sound on this week’s episode of ROLL THE CREDITS.
Some of cinema’s most unforgettable sounds don’t come from expensive technology but from simply paying attention to the world around you.Max Simkoff
I don’t post on LinkedIn very often.
But this one is personal.
AI is about to mint a staggering number of new millionaires and billionaires.
In fact,… more
I don’t post on LinkedIn very often.
But this one is personal.
AI is about to mint a staggering number of new millionaires and billionaires.
In fact, according to ChatGPT, The Bay Area alone could see $200–300B of new liquid wealth over the next few years (ironically - most of this coming from people who work for ChatGPT's parent OpenAI).
And I keep hearing that these people should reinvent philanthropy.
Why?
We already know how to do philanthropy.
There are incredible organizations filled with people who have spent decades figuring out how to solve hard problems.
They don’t need Silicon Valley to build them a new operating system.
They need Silicon Valley to write the check.
My own deep personal involvement with JVS - Bay Area has made this particularly clear to me. There are remarkable organizations doing profoundly important work—but far too often, the constraint isn't ideas. It’s resources.
That’s the argument Lisa Countryman-Quiroz and I make in our new Fortune Op-Ed: https://lnkd.in/e482aYfA
So, for all you already (or soon-to-be) AI millionaires (or deca/centa millionaires, or billionaires) - please, pick a capable philanthropic platform that already exists and give (generously) to help here.Lisa Countryman-Quiroz
AI is creating extraordinary wealth. We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to ensure it also expands opportunity.
In our new Fortune op-ed, Max Simkoff… more
AI is creating extraordinary wealth. We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to ensure it also expands opportunity.
In our new Fortune op-ed, Max Simkoff and I make the case that the next wave of AI philanthropy should invest in the nonprofits already helping people and communities thrive. Across the country, organizations are responding to changing needs every day, building partnerships, innovating, and creating pathways to economic mobility.
At JVS - Bay Area, we've seen how quickly the workforce is evolving. We've adapted our training programs, integrated AI skills across our services, and continue to partner with employers to prepare people for quality careers in an AI-enabled economy. Imagine what organizations like ours could do with greater investment.
I'm especially grateful to Max for his partnership on this piece. As Founder and CEO of Doma Technology LLC and a dedicated JVS board member, he shares a deep belief that innovation and equity must go hand in hand. It was a privilege to write this together.
AI has the potential to be transformational, but only if we invest in the people and organizations building a future where opportunity is within everyone's reach.
Read the full piece here: https://lnkd.in/gTBw7Yye #AI #WorkforceDevelopment #EconomicMobility #Philanthropy #FutureOfWorkSitting down for my Netflix documentary…😎
Fridays are fun ;)
Balaji Krishnapuram
#KDD2026 is a wonderful opportunity to meet researchers and practitioners to discuss ideas that are shaping the future of AI. If you're joining us at KDD 2026,… more
#KDD2026 is a wonderful opportunity to meet researchers and practitioners to discuss ideas that are shaping the future of AI. If you're joining us at KDD 2026, here are a few LinkedIn talks I’d like to share:
Generative Recommendation at LinkedIn: Foundation Models, Semantic IDs, and the Cold-Start Problem
Bo Long
Tuesday, August 11 | 12:30-1:00 PM
Location: Exhibit Hall
Shifting the Unit of Safety: From Model to System in the Generative and Agentic Era
Sakshi Jain
Wednesday, August 12 | 10:00-11:00 AM
Location: Tamna Hall
Scaling Abuse Prevention for the Next Wave of AI at LinkedIn
Daniel Olmedilla
Sunday, August 9 | 11:05-11:30 AM
Location: 303A
Stop by one of these sessions or come visit us at LinkedIn Booth #1 & #2. Looking forward to the conversations, exchanging ideas with the community, and seeing many of you in Jeju! #KDD2026 #LinkedInEng #AIResearch #LLM #DataScienceWe have more to do always on this front, but I’m really encouraged by the steps we are taking to empower our members to shut down AI slop.
Daniel Roth
People are good at spotting when something doesn’t feel authentic.
Most of us (including me) use AI in some way in our communication, whether to… more
People are good at spotting when something doesn’t feel authentic.
Most of us (including me) use AI in some way in our communication, whether to pressure-test some idea, research something, or sharpen our thinking. But we’ve all seen what happens when too much of that sharpening becomes the actual sharing — the content sounds the same and often doesn't stand up to scrutiny.
My colleagues (particularly the world-class Oscar Rodriguez) and I see it in our feed and we’re working hard to change that.
LinkedIn at its best is when people bring their own personality and perspective – sharing lessons, experiences and ideas that can help someone else learn or grow too.
Appreciate The Wall Street Journal covering how we’re trying to lead from the front to take on AI slop and keep authentic voices front and center. https://lnkd.in/dk3c2zjnInspire Leadership Network
Talent isn’t separate from AI strategy. It is AI strategy.
Erran Berger and Susan Murray challenged #Converge26 attendees to reject the false choice between… more
Talent isn’t separate from AI strategy. It is AI strategy.
Erran Berger and Susan Murray challenged #Converge26 attendees to reject the false choice between becoming AI-led and employee-first.
“The companies that are able to transform their talent and technology bases are going to be the ones that really thrive in the age of AI.“Thank you Patrick Coffee for you coverage in the The Wall Street Journal of what we're working to do to reduce AI slop on LinkedIn.
https://lnkd.in/ed-7bThq
Lisa Countryman-Quiroz
This The New York Times DealBook piece asks a question the nonprofit sector has been sitting with for awhile: When AI IPO wealth starts flowing to… more
This The New York Times DealBook piece asks a question the nonprofit sector has been sitting with for awhile: When AI IPO wealth starts flowing to philanthropy, where will it go?
A couple months ago, there was a Substack piece (you likely know the one) that tried to tackle this question and caused quite a stir in nonprofit circles. It argued that the nonprofit sector is "orders of magnitude" away from being able to absorb incoming AI philanthropic capital — and that we need new "philanthropic startups" with "tech-caliber talent" to get the job done.
We have to bridge this fundamental misunderstanding in order to deploy AI wealth for the greatest good. And I’d like to start by inviting tech leaders to learn more about my sector before they decide to build from scratch.
Here’s what you need to know: The nonprofit sector isn't a blank slate waiting for tech to arrive with better ideas or more efficient execution. It's the infrastructure behind some of the most consequential progress in modern history — from the expansion of public education to the response to the AIDS crisis to the environmental movement that gave us the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts. Nonprofits (almost 2 million of them in the U.S. alone!) are run by talented, tenacious people who have spent careers learning exactly what it takes to solve enormous societal challenges. They know how to build trust in communities that have been let down before, how to navigate the gap between policy and people's actual lives, and, for better or worse, how to do more with less year after year.
At JVS - Bay Area, we've been helping workers access stable, well-paid jobs for 50 years. When AI started reshaping employment at high speed, we didn't wait for someone to build a new organization to address it. We sunsetted programs that were no longer serving jobseekers, built new ones in sectors more resistant to automation, and integrated AI skills across our training. Despite all the headwinds, our graduates are generally able to secure jobs within less than a month of completing our programs.
That's what nonprofits do — we adapt. Because adapting and innovating is how we change peoples’ lives for the better.
The nonprofit sector has been waiting a long time for partners with the resources to match its ambition. If you're thinking seriously about where your philanthropic dollars should go, I hope you'll start by getting curious about what already exists. There's a lot here worth knowing.
https://lnkd.in/gZDHRRGJ #Philanthropy #NonprofitSector #AIChoosing a college is one of the first big decisions young people make about their future.
That's why I love the LinkedIn Top Colleges ranking. It's not based on prestige alone. It's grounded in what happens AFTER graduation, from career growth and hiring… more
Choosing a college is one of the first big decisions young people make about their future.
That's why I love the LinkedIn Top Colleges ranking. It's not based on prestige alone. It's grounded in what happens AFTER graduation, from career growth and hiring outcomes to networking, entrepreneurship, and skill development.
💡 This year, we expanded beyond the Top 50 with rankings for AI talent, engineering, business, HBCUs, liberal arts colleges, and more. Because there's no single definition of success, and students deserve better tools to find the path that's right for them.
On a personal note...I was thrilled to see UC San Diego, where I earned a master’s degree, recognized among the schools with the highest share of recent alumni building AI skills. 🤖
The future of work is changing fast. It's encouraging to see higher education evolving alongside it.
Check out the list! 🎓📊
https://lnkd.in/ddgrnygrLast week, my team and I went on a world tour for our Sales Kickoff, with stops in Singapore, Dublin, and New York. I'm still riding the energy... despite not really knowing what time zone I'm in.
There is nothing better than being in-region to celebrate our… more
Last week, my team and I went on a world tour for our Sales Kickoff, with stops in Singapore, Dublin, and New York. I'm still riding the energy... despite not really knowing what time zone I'm in.
There is nothing better than being in-region to celebrate our team who, day in and day out, partner with our customers to help them grow their businesses and build winning teams. It was also a moment to share our plan for the year ahead, including how we will become even more customer-centered and accelerate our product roadmaps. And of course, we were able to celebrate our regional award winners, culture and values champions, and our Club and Club One qualifiers and heroes. Congrats to all of our winners!
Kickoffs take a village to pull off, and hosting three of them in five days around the world significantly increases the degree of difficulty. I'm very grateful for our GBO comms, EAs, PMs, chiefs of staff, events, design, and tech teams, regional hosts and guest speakers, as well as the site leaders and culture champions who pulled off a massive production across the globe.
And it was so good to reconnect with so many of you last week. Different cities, but grounded in the same culture and values that make LinkedIn such a special place.
LFG! 🚀 #LinkedInLife #SKworldtour #SK27 #Singapore #Dublin #NewYork #highkickLinkedIn post or song lyric? Sometimes it’s harder than you might think to tell the difference. Watch Mindy and I play a new game “LinkedIn or Lyrics?” on the latest episode of our podcast. And yes, I KNOW that everyone will be rooting for Mindy to win. Not… more
LinkedIn post or song lyric? Sometimes it’s harder than you might think to tell the difference. Watch Mindy and I play a new game “LinkedIn or Lyrics?” on the latest episode of our podcast. And yes, I KNOW that everyone will be rooting for Mindy to win. Not saying that it doesn’t hurt a little bit, but I am a realist…
New Messy Middle episode, live now: https://lnkd.in/e9vvfrDASpot on Alborz.
Alborz Geramifard
AI isn't eliminating engineering. It's changing what great engineers do.
A conversation with Ashwin Machanavajjhala and Erran Berger inspired me to think… more
AI isn't eliminating engineering. It's changing what great engineers do.
A conversation with Ashwin Machanavajjhala and Erran Berger inspired me to think about this through the lens of one of computing's biggest transitions: from assembly to Python. I believe we're living through an equally important shift today. Here's my perspective.Our Company Kickoff reminds me that our greatest advantage has never been our plans. It's our people, the conversations, connections, and shared ambition that come from bringing teams together around what's coming next.
Last week, we spent time aligning on… more
Our Company Kickoff reminds me that our greatest advantage has never been our plans. It's our people, the conversations, connections, and shared ambition that come from bringing teams together around what's coming next.
Last week, we spent time aligning on our priorities for the year ahead and the opportunities we have to create even more impact for our members and customers. In a world being reshaped by AI and constant change, shared clarity and context allows teams to move faster, make better decisions, and focus on the work that matters most. It's also a reminder that the human side of work, building relationships, strengthening trust, and rallying around a shared purpose, matters more than ever.
As we kick off FY27, I'm reminded that some things remain constant: great teams, strong relationships, and a shared commitment to building something meaningful together. #LinkedInLifeWith Microsoft earnings this week, I’ve been reflecting on the quarter and how LinkedIn partnered with our customers to deliver value. From companies like Siemens and Mastercard Asia Pacific reaching new audiences through video, to Johns Hopkins Medicine and… more
With Microsoft earnings this week, I’ve been reflecting on the quarter and how LinkedIn partnered with our customers to deliver value. From companies like Siemens and Mastercard Asia Pacific reaching new audiences through video, to Johns Hopkins Medicine and Rolls-Royce SMR helping recruiters hire faster with AI, it’s exciting to see the impact they are creating. Thank you to our customers for your trust and partnership. We look forward to helping you grow your business and build a winning team in the year ahead.We are working to stop the slop! At LinkedIn we believe that real people sharing their ideas, insights and personality is what makes this place valuable and exciting. Sure, AI is important for so many business applications—and it can be a great editing and… more
We are working to stop the slop! At LinkedIn we believe that real people sharing their ideas, insights and personality is what makes this place valuable and exciting. Sure, AI is important for so many business applications—and it can be a great editing and proofreading tool. But we want to promote human insights and sharing here. So please see more info on what we’re doing to reduce AI slop on LinkedIn from our CPO Hari Srinivasan.
https://lnkd.in/g2vNdN_FHari Srinivasan
AI slop is a top priority for all of us. We really care about this. People come to LinkedIn to connect with real people and share their real perspectives,… more
AI slop is a top priority for all of us. We really care about this. People come to LinkedIn to connect with real people and share their real perspectives, ideas and expertise. Here are a few more changes to keep it that way.
- We continue to improve and invest in our automation defenses. On comments alone, everyday we are now catching hundreds of thousands of automated comment attempts, and have blocked billions of other automation attempts (posting at scale, slop) in the last couple months alone.
- We are ramping up a series of new and improved classifiers that identify if a post is AI-slop or generally low-quality content. This will reduce the amount of AI slop you might see in suggested content and content from outside your network.
- We are ramping the ability for members to tell us if they believe a post or comment seems like AI slop. Slop is hard to define and the definition changes; this lets us tune our models and make better feeds.
- For anyone who shares content, we will test a way to privately flag, in your analytics dashboard, when members feel your post may have come off as inauthentic or heavy use of AI. This approach is based on two learnings. First, AI and slop are not the same thing; many people refine thoughts with AI, and we believe they want to know when they sound inauthentic. Second, we want members to get feedback from real humans on what sounds authentic - not just have an AI detector review it and get it wrong.
- We asked ourselves why do people post with AI anyway? The answer is LinkedIn isn’t a one-word kind of place and they feel more confident running their posts through AI. We’re taking this learning, removing the ‘enhance your post’ feature you see when you write a post or message & replacing with a feature that proofreads your words, but does not change your voice.
- Finally, we continue to expand profile & pages verification so members know who they are connecting with and who is writing the content they are reading. You’ll also be able to block any comments from Company pages you no longer want to see.
There is more to come. Will do a better job keeping you all updated too.The best LinkedIn content has a mix of insight + personality. And one of the things I’m hearing from some members is that they’re noticing content in our feed that’s missing that mix entirely and "feels like AI slop." Here’s what we’re doing about it.. Thanks… more
The best LinkedIn content has a mix of insight + personality. And one of the things I’m hearing from some members is that they’re noticing content in our feed that’s missing that mix entirely and "feels like AI slop." Here’s what we’re doing about it.. Thanks for the feedback as we keep working on this.
NOTE: these features are rolling out to various groups of members over the next few days, so they may be visible for some but not others at the moment.As AI moves from experimentation to production, discipline is going to matter just as much as ambition.
At LinkedIn we saw a while ago that the cost trends were clear, and that the future of our products would be powered by increasingly compute-expensive AI… more
As AI moves from experimentation to production, discipline is going to matter just as much as ambition.
At LinkedIn we saw a while ago that the cost trends were clear, and that the future of our products would be powered by increasingly compute-expensive AI workloads that are more intelligent, more capable, and more useful. But those workloads have to be ROI positive, and that’s not something you can just wake up and do overnight. So we set ourselves a challenge that sounds counterintuitive in today’s environment: how do we deliver increasingly sophisticated AI experiences while keeping our compute footprint as close to flat as possible?
This is where owning our own data centers and infrastructure as an applied ML company really pays off, because we can put in the instrumentation and make efficiency a long term investment up and down the stack rather than a one-time push. None of it came from a single breakthrough - it’s the outcome of hundreds of improvements, from optimizing GPU utilization and workload allocation to distilling larger models into smaller and more efficient ones to rethinking how work is distributed across training, inference, storage, and systems design. The results of that intentional push are starting to play out in terms of better experiences for our members and customers while giving our engineers the flexibility to keep innovating.
Raghu and I recently sat down with Paresh Dave at WIRED to talk through all of this, check it out!
https://lnkd.in/guYj674dCraft still matters in this AI era. At LinkedIn, it’s our agility and craft that’s positioned us to drive innovation on our platform, tame cost and resource challenges, and deliver at unprecedented scale for our members and customers. Our Engineering teams… more
Craft still matters in this AI era. At LinkedIn, it’s our agility and craft that’s positioned us to drive innovation on our platform, tame cost and resource challenges, and deliver at unprecedented scale for our members and customers. Our Engineering teams have leaned into our full-stack technology approach, making improvements at every layer that have set us on a positive path of compute efficiency, faster product iteration, and the integration of even more complex AI and agent capabilities.
Erran Berger and I sat down with Paresh Dave at Wired for a great conversation about navigating the compute and efficiency demands in this AI era, including what we’ve been able to accomplish with engineering innovation to maintain our compute needs but accelerate new and improved product experiences across LinkedIn.
The more disciplined and thoughtful we are with our craft, the more we can do for everyone who relies on LinkedIn to discover and grow their economic opportunities.
https://lnkd.in/g58WpFSHAI slop is a top priority for all of us. We really care about this. People come to LinkedIn to connect with real people and share their real perspectives, ideas and expertise. Here are a few more changes to keep it that way.
- We continue to improve and… more
AI slop is a top priority for all of us. We really care about this. People come to LinkedIn to connect with real people and share their real perspectives, ideas and expertise. Here are a few more changes to keep it that way.
- We continue to improve and invest in our automation defenses. On comments alone, everyday we are now catching hundreds of thousands of automated comment attempts, and have blocked billions of other automation attempts (posting at scale, slop) in the last couple months alone.
- We are ramping up a series of new and improved classifiers that identify if a post is AI-slop or generally low-quality content. This will reduce the amount of AI slop you might see in suggested content and content from outside your network.
- We are ramping the ability for members to tell us if they believe a post or comment seems like AI slop. Slop is hard to define and the definition changes; this lets us tune our models and make better feeds.
- For anyone who shares content, we will test a way to privately flag, in your analytics dashboard, when members feel your post may have come off as inauthentic or heavy use of AI. This approach is based on two learnings. First, AI and slop are not the same thing; many people refine thoughts with AI, and we believe they want to know when they sound inauthentic. Second, we want members to get feedback from real humans on what sounds authentic - not just have an AI detector review it and get it wrong.
- We asked ourselves why do people post with AI anyway? The answer is LinkedIn isn’t a one-word kind of place and they feel more confident running their posts through AI. We’re taking this learning, removing the ‘enhance your post’ feature you see when you write a post or message & replacing with a feature that proofreads your words, but does not change your voice.
- Finally, we continue to expand profile & pages verification so members know who they are connecting with and who is writing the content they are reading. You’ll also be able to block any comments from Company pages you no longer want to see.
There is more to come. Will do a better job keeping you all updated too."The Productivity and Business Processes segment, which includes Office, Dynamics and LinkedIn, produced $37.85 billion in revenue, up 14.3% and above the $37.19 billion consensus.
The company pointed to over 30 million paid seats for the Microsoft 365… more
"The Productivity and Business Processes segment, which includes Office, Dynamics and LinkedIn, produced $37.85 billion in revenue, up 14.3% and above the $37.19 billion consensus.
The company pointed to over 30 million paid seats for the Microsoft 365 Copilot work assistant. There were over 20 million as of July."
Kudos to the teams across Microsoft and LinkedIn. From helping people build careers on LinkedIn to helping them get work done with Microsoft 365 and Copilot, we're fortunate to serve professionals at every stage of their journey.
https://lnkd.in/e_7NgExKAs part of Microsoft's earnings today, we shared another solid quarter for LinkedIn and closed out a strong fiscal year.
We saw broad-based momentum across the business, including double-digit member growth, 16% growth in Marketing Solutions, continued… more
As part of Microsoft's earnings today, we shared another solid quarter for LinkedIn and closed out a strong fiscal year.
We saw broad-based momentum across the business, including double-digit member growth, 16% growth in Marketing Solutions, continued growth in Premium, and accelerating adoption of our AI-powered hiring solutions. At the same time, we're seeing our investments in AI improve both customer outcomes and operational efficiency.
Coming out of our Company Kickoff last week, I'm energized by the focus and ambition across our teams. Thank you to everyone who helped make FY26 a success and looking forward to what's ahead in FY27.Strong quarter for LinkedIn as part of Microsoft's FY26 Q4 Earnings today. Excited for what's ahead in FY27.
My first Chat with the Hat! Thanks Reuben Webb for the opportunity
Reuben Webb
Matthew Derella of LinkedIn says B2B marketers are now building brands across three versions of the web at once, and mastery of one no longer covers the other… more
Matthew Derella of LinkedIn says B2B marketers are now building brands across three versions of the web at once, and mastery of one no longer covers the other two. The human web still runs on storytelling. What the LLM and agentic webs reward is something else, and he explains what. The Drum Bhairavi Jhaveri Jann Schwarz Mimi Turner Tony Bennett Ej Lim Janine Ramsay Steven Antoniewicz John McCarthyLinkedIn
With new Collaborative Posts you can credit everyone who's worked on a post, project, milestone, or moment. Because we know some of the most interesting ideas… more
With new Collaborative Posts you can credit everyone who's worked on a post, project, milestone, or moment. Because we know some of the most interesting ideas on LinkedIn aren't coming from a single voice, but from people building something special together. And who better to put them to the test than Natalie (Corporate Natalie) and Ross Pomerantz?
Feature access will roll out over the next few weeks, so if you don't have it yet, stay tuned!Huge opportunity for any nonprofits in the economic mobility or workforce development space. Check it out!
Lisa Countryman-Quiroz
I had such a great time at Jobs for the Future (JFF) #Horizons last week presenting with my colleagues Caitlyn Brazill, Meghan Cressman, Scott Gullick and… more
I had such a great time at Jobs for the Future (JFF) #Horizons last week presenting with my colleagues Caitlyn Brazill, Meghan Cressman, Scott Gullick and Arathi Ravier and Leading Educators on our accomplishments from the first cohort of of the Economic Mobility AI Accelerator!
If you work in the economic mobility space and are ready to move beyond experimentation, come learn with us! The second Economic Mobility AI Accelerator is open for applications now.
There is truly no better way to learn than by doing!Whether we’re celebrating the Knicks or Spain, one thing’s clear: the biggest wins aren’t solo acts — they’re the result of teams bringing their best together. And our new Collaborative Posts feature on LinkedIn does just that!
These are so fun! You’ve… more
Whether we’re celebrating the Knicks or Spain, one thing’s clear: the biggest wins aren’t solo acts — they’re the result of teams bringing their best together. And our new Collaborative Posts feature on LinkedIn does just that!
These are so fun! You’ve probably seen a handful of Collaborative Posts in your feed from our early testing group and now we’re officially starting to roll this out globally over the next few weeks for both LinkedIn members and Company Pages.
This is a massively exciting moment for LinkedIn creators, marketers, executives, and teams across the world who are working together to make magic happen! And this didn’t happen overnight, nor did it come from just one person. Proud of the incredible teamwork of LinkedIn colleagues like Howie F. Fung, Claudia Johnston, Lisa C., Pratheeksha K Seetharama and more who have worked tirelessly to bring this to life. See more here for info on this feature - https://lnkd.in/p/eJhcaJuu.
SO…who wants to collaborate on LinkedIn with me?There’s always something exciting about the start of a new fiscal year, and makes me want to do a little dance. This week’s LinkedIn' Company Kickoff was a powerful reminder of what makes LinkedIn special.
Across three days, teams in offices around the world… more
There’s always something exciting about the start of a new fiscal year, and makes me want to do a little dance. This week’s LinkedIn' Company Kickoff was a powerful reminder of what makes LinkedIn special.
Across three days, teams in offices around the world came together to share and align on our priorities for the year ahead. Along the way, we celebrated the incredible talent across teams that makes our company unique.
What stood out most to me was the opportunity ahead.
AI is transforming how professionals and businesses learn, work, hire and grow. It’s creating new opportunities, some challenges, and lots of questions about what’s next. The platform we operate has never been more important to help our members and customers navigate the new world of work.
I'm leaving inspired by our people and energized by what’s ahead in FY27.
I’m also excited to carry this momentum into next week for Sales Kickoff (SK27) where I will be hosting events in Singapore, Dublin and New York.
Let's go! #LinkedInLife #SKworldtour #jetlagcomingSatya Nadella
In a world where software has real marginal cost for the first time, how do we ensure frontier benefits are diffused across the entire ecosystem?
The key is… more
In a world where software has real marginal cost for the first time, how do we ensure frontier benefits are diffused across the entire ecosystem?
The key is to optimize the cost-to-outcome frontier in real world context. In practical terms, that means using the right model for each task, and optimizing the context, skills, tools, and agent harness around it.
This is the motivation behind our MAI model family. These models have been built ground up with clean data lineage and optimized for learning transfer from generalist to specialized skills in enterprise RLEs. We continue to make rapid progress in this pursuit.
We can now take saturated frontier capabilities and deliver them at scale and at lower cost through models optimized for high-usage products, while continuing to use frontier models for frontier needs. We are proving this out across our first party products, and thereby creating a template for every other AI native, SaaS, or Enterprise company out there.
In our products, frontier models from OpenAI and Anthropic are part of the orchestration system alongside MAI. But the model is only one part of the hill-climbing system. Harness, memory, context, tools, skills, user interactions, etc. all shape the evals and performance of these agentic systems.
The other key criteria to ensure that you are in control, is your evals should continue to hill climb even when any given model has been removed.
Therefore we build RLEs where models learn inside the product system and are rewarded for completing the tasks customers actually care about. We train models against the actual product harness, interactions, and outcomes they will encounter. And strategically ensure that the harness, memory, context, skills are externalized outside of the model.
Product-specific evals and model independence give us the control and a direct hill to climb, and to keep refining until we reach the right quality-cost target. We are now seeing MAI models outperform general-purpose frontier models in many use cases while using a fraction of the tokens.
We believe the biggest opportunity is to optimize all of these layers together in the products where the world works every day. And we are beginning to route traffic across our first-party surfaces to MAI whenever our models match or outperform frontier alternatives.
We are seeing promising early results across GitHub Copilot, Excel, and Outlook and are beginning to take the same approach across Copilot Chat, PowerPoint, and more. And all these results will only get better as the entire system keeps hill-climbing!
What we are doing across our first party products is also what every enterprise customer can be doing in their real world agentic systems with their proprietary evals, their proprietary RLEs, workflows, and context. We are making all this available as part of Foundry and our toolchain.
Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gR7UgHkpHappy Company Kickoff (CKO) to all those who celebrate! Hint: it’s all of us at LinkedIn.
Today we wrap CKO, one of my favorite weeks of the year, our annual event that brings our employees around the world together to align on where we're headed and what… more
Happy Company Kickoff (CKO) to all those who celebrate! Hint: it’s all of us at LinkedIn.
Today we wrap CKO, one of my favorite weeks of the year, our annual event that brings our employees around the world together to align on where we're headed and what matters most in the new fiscal year ahead.
A lot goes into creating the unique energy that comes from thousands of people connecting their work to something bigger than themselves. Months of planning across teams, endless logistics, member stories, customer voices and interactive experiences that bring our priorities to life. From the festival-sized tent in Mountain View, to employees around the world sharing hot takes and learnings in our internal Company Group, to the truly impressive feat of clearing calendars for more than 17,000 people.
Fittingly Lisa Mudge jokes that CKO is LinkedIn's version of Coachella. She’s not wrong. She, our Employee Comms crew and so many cross functional teams came together to make one incredible moment.
But it's also something more important: a chance to start our fiscal year with clarity.So excited to bring together relevant ad experiences that deliver strong results for advertisers while respecting amazing game play. These things can coexist. We will learn and iterate. No one better than Jonathan Stringfield, PhD to lead our efforts here.
Jonathan Stringfield, PhD
A few weeks ago my role shifted with a very specific goal: To bring dedicated focus to our gaming advertising business. This is a meaningful change for me not… more
A few weeks ago my role shifted with a very specific goal: To bring dedicated focus to our gaming advertising business. This is a meaningful change for me not just because it affords the opportunity to focus on what has always been my passion point, but because it was necessary – not just for XBOX, but the entire gaming industry.
Our leaders have been clear: We want to create amazing experiences for our fans *and* have the business that supports these experiences in a healthy place. Today we launched and important step in this journey: Ad-supported cloud streaming - a more affordable way for players to get more value from XBOX.
What do we hope to learn? It's simple: The level of value this provides to our players *and* creating a great experience for our advertising customers to unlock this value.
How will we do it? By staying true to our principles, outlined in the blog post below:
1. We start with the player. Ads should create value.
2. We do not interrupt the flow of gameplay.
3. We hold ads to the same quality bar as our content.
4. We’re clear about what’s advertising.
5. We make sure ads fit what players expect on each platform.
The result? Better player value, and better more demonstrable outcomes for our advertising partners.
My team at XBOX Media Solutions will be exclusively bringing this to market, first with a select group of our most strategic clients. If you are a brand or agency who would like to be involved as we move forward, please reach out.
https://lnkd.in/gx8RrmJmOne of the million things I love about LinkedIn is Company Kickoff - a three-day extravaganza where we bring together teams in offices across the world to align on priorities for the year ahead. LinkedIn has become part of working life for 1.3 billion people,… more
One of the million things I love about LinkedIn is Company Kickoff - a three-day extravaganza where we bring together teams in offices across the world to align on priorities for the year ahead. LinkedIn has become part of working life for 1.3 billion people, and spending time with colleagues this week was a powerful reminder of how deeply our teams care about helping people and businesses navigate this rapidly changing world of work. My favorite part? Cheering on teammates sharing their work, ideas and ambitions for the year ahead - the energy is contagious! AND WE LOVE OUR LLAMA!!! I'm stoked by what’s next! 🦾 #LinkedInLifeThe most interesting AI stories aren’t about the model, they’re about constraints.
At LinkedIn, we had a hypotheses that LLMs can be applied to traditional ranking and recommendations problems by better understanding what members find relevant. But using… more
The most interesting AI stories aren’t about the model, they’re about constraints.
At LinkedIn, we had a hypotheses that LLMs can be applied to traditional ranking and recommendations problems by better understanding what members find relevant. But using them for a domain like ads is far from straightforward. Decisions need to happen at enormous scale and in a fraction of a second, which means the usual approach quickly becomes too slow and too expensive.
That’s the engineering challenge Xīan Xíng Zhāng, Distinguished Software Engineer for Ads AI, and his team took on. They designed a way to use LLMs to better match what members are looking for with what advertisers are offering, while maintaining the efficiency and performance needed to operate at the scale of LinkedIn.Marc Lauricella MBA
I’m excited to share we're hiring a Senior Communications Manager to support Microsoft's U.S. Government business!
Based in Washington D.C., this role is… more
I’m excited to share we're hiring a Senior Communications Manager to support Microsoft's U.S. Government business!
Based in Washington D.C., this role is ideal for a strategic storyteller who can navigate complex issues, uncover compelling customer stories, drive media engagement, and showcase how technology is helping government organizations better serve citizens and communities.
It's a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of AI, cybersecurity, cloud, public policy, and customer storytelling during a period of significant transformation across the public sector.
If you or someone in your network may be a great fit, apply now at the link below.
https://lnkd.in/ghJjPXV3 #Hiring #commsgroup #Communications #PublicRelations #Government #AI #MicrosoftCareersIt's Company Kickoff week at LinkedIn!
From growing up in a multigenerational home to working as a blackjack dealer, hear how Senator Ben Ray Luján’s upbringing and experience influences how he approaches politics today.
New Messy Middle episode, live now: https://lnkd.in/e9vvfrDA
I've called Austin home for years, and it's been incredible to watch the city grow and evolve with what companies now call it home.
What makes it stand out today is as mix of established companies, startups, venture capital, investors and talent -… more
I've called Austin home for years, and it's been incredible to watch the city grow and evolve with what companies now call it home.
What makes it stand out today is as mix of established companies, startups, venture capital, investors and talent - especially from UT Austin - that continues to fuel its growth.
That's reflected in LinkedIn's new Cities on the Rise report, where Austin once again ranks among the country's fastest-growing markets. It's also part of a broader trend we're seeing in our data: more professionals are looking beyond traditional hubs for opportunity.
Lastly, it's also an incredibly fun and easy city to live in with world-class food music and outdoor activities.
Check out this year's Cities on the Rise ranking: https://lnkd.in/gNXHW2YWHari Srinivasan
To anyone in the Midwest & Canada struggling with the air quality, just a reminder that our family charity, Gift of Air, sends air purifiers to any school or… more
To anyone in the Midwest & Canada struggling with the air quality, just a reminder that our family charity, Gift of Air, sends air purifiers to any school or day care. We've shipped to locations across the globe & can usually get them to you in 1-2 days. https://lnkd.in/gCenKrkq
You can't learn if you can't breathe. Just message me if we can help.The journey of DeAndre Hopkins continues. Grab a front row seat.
DeAndre Hopkins
One post I wrote on here reached 6.3 million people and ended up on the news.
Two weeks ago I had 5,000 followers on here. Now I have 42,000.
It started as… more
One post I wrote on here reached 6.3 million people and ended up on the news.
Two weeks ago I had 5,000 followers on here. Now I have 42,000.
It started as me talking about the side of my life nobody sees, the business, the investing, the things I've been building for years. That one post went so viral that people on X, on Instagram, and news outlets I'd never talked to were all covering it.
The numbers aren't even the part that got me. It's the comments. Founders, young athletes, people who've built companies I'd never heard of, all in one thread. I've read every single one, and I've reached out to more than a few.
What it showed me is simple. People don't care about the flash. They want to see you build something that outlasts you.
Too many of us athletes pour everything into what's gone the second the career ends, the cars, the chains, the stuff that feels good today. I did some of that too. I just wish somebody told me sooner to put that same energy into myself, into things that keep paying long after the game lets you go.
If you're an athlete, don't chase the temporary. Bet on who you are with the pads off, and do it right.
The love on here has been unreal. Keep talking to me in the comments, I'm reading all of them.Lisa Mudge
I think employee communications is one of the best jobs in the world. You get a front row seat to strategy, culture, leadership, and change. More importantly,… more
I think employee communications is one of the best jobs in the world. You get a front row seat to strategy, culture, leadership, and change. More importantly, you help people make sense of it all. We're hiring two Senior Communications Managers to join our team at LinkedIn, and we're looking for exceptional communicators who are at their best when things are moving fast, stakes are high, and the path isn't always obvious. Check them out here...
https://lnkd.in/g4f2EVte
https://lnkd.in/g4XAmf_vGreat discussion with John Arlidge of The Times from my recent trip to the UK, and I'm happy to be one of the "good guys." The hero behind the scenes was Amy Lovic who scrambled to find me something to wear for the photos while I attended meetings due to a… more
Great discussion with John Arlidge of The Times from my recent trip to the UK, and I'm happy to be one of the "good guys." The hero behind the scenes was Amy Lovic who scrambled to find me something to wear for the photos while I attended meetings due to a luggage mishap... otherwise might have been re-wearing my US Soccer jersey and not sure how that would have gone over. 😉 Congrats to team Spain on the win this weekend, and much respect to the Argentinian goalie who just had an incredible showing.To anyone in the Midwest & Canada struggling with the air quality, just a reminder that our family charity, Gift of Air, sends air purifiers to any school or day care. We've shipped to locations across the globe & can usually get them to you in 1-2 days.… more
To anyone in the Midwest & Canada struggling with the air quality, just a reminder that our family charity, Gift of Air, sends air purifiers to any school or day care. We've shipped to locations across the globe & can usually get them to you in 1-2 days. https://lnkd.in/gCenKrkq
You can't learn if you can't breathe. Just message me if we can help.Three years. Thirty-five conversations. One question: what's your best career advice?
Ryan Serhant said, "say yes". Serena Williams said, "nothing happens overnight". Scott Galloway said, "anyone telling you to follow your passion is already rich". Andy… more
Three years. Thirty-five conversations. One question: what's your best career advice?
Ryan Serhant said, "say yes". Serena Williams said, "nothing happens overnight". Scott Galloway said, "anyone telling you to follow your passion is already rich". Andy Jassy said, "attitude is everything".
We put it all in one video. Watch it, then subscribe to #ThePath for what's next. https://lnkd.in/gEPgma3POne of my biggest leadership lessons of the past few years
LinkedIn
Here's a workplace truth: people don't just want the answer. They want to understand the journey.
LinkedIn CEO Daniel Shapero hears recommendations all day,… more
Here's a workplace truth: people don't just want the answer. They want to understand the journey.
LinkedIn CEO Daniel Shapero hears recommendations all day, but it's the context behind the decision that earns trust, creates alignment, and gets others on board as well.
Sharing your thinking isn't over-explaining. It's helping people understand the path that led to your decision.
What's a lesson that's changed how you communicate your ideas at work?In person time should be spent doing work that you can only do in person.
Simple enough. But too often, offsite agendas get filled with content that could have happened over Teams or email.
Carolyn Giang and our international comms team did a great job of… more
In person time should be spent doing work that you can only do in person.
Simple enough. But too often, offsite agendas get filled with content that could have happened over Teams or email.
Carolyn Giang and our international comms team did a great job of this last month in Paris. My favorite session was the prepared brainstorm. Each country lead came in with three ideas ready to pitch to the group (aka a kinder version of Shark Tank). We all did the pre-work and read the materials beforehand, so instead of spending the session getting up to speed, we pressure tested the ideas, built on the thinking, and left with fewer, stronger programs. I also left our time together with the fresh reminder of the incredible expertise our regional teams bring – and how much stronger our work is because of it.
Lisa Mudge's employee comms offsite earlier this year took a similar approach, and it reinforced the same lesson: if you're bringing people together, make it count. In person time is limited. Use it for the conversations, debates, and collaboration that don't happen as well over Teams or an email.
Planning a team offsite? My advice: cut anything that could have been an email or Teams call.First AI / humanoid related strike I at least have heard of. Workers are asking for:
1. Salary vs hourly pay, to protect against automation.
2. Job-security guarantees (unclear what this means, but includes increasing the retirement age), to protect against… more
First AI / humanoid related strike I at least have heard of. Workers are asking for:
1. Salary vs hourly pay, to protect against automation.
2. Job-security guarantees (unclear what this means, but includes increasing the retirement age), to protect against reductions.
3. Bonuses tied to stock & net profits, to get some of the AI upside.
https://lnkd.in/gT9_qhRCThe Path with Ryan Roslansky, our show about career journeys that lives on LinkedIn, just got nominated for Outstanding Daytime Short Form Program at the 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards.
I did not expect to be in the same sentence as a Daytime Emmy… more
The Path with Ryan Roslansky, our show about career journeys that lives on LinkedIn, just got nominated for Outstanding Daytime Short Form Program at the 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards.
I did not expect to be in the same sentence as a Daytime Emmy nomination.
I also didn’t expect a lot of things. That’s kind of the point of the show.
To the guests who shared their paths, and the team who built this from nothing, apparently the path leads to some unexpected places!
https://lnkd.in/gHUZDZC4
Stephen F. Valdivia Duarte, Taisha Henry, Daniel Roth, Dave Pond, Courtney Chapman Coupe, Tatiana De Almeida, Rachel Wang, Kenly UphausThis feels like a great product. Clear pain points, clear time savings & clear respect for the practitioner. Feels rare in AI products; it's not just our benchmark now shows we can do your whole job. Nice work Drew Bent & team. Good for all of us if this really helps teachers teach.
Drew Bent
Today we’re launching Claude for Teachers, bringing the power of premium Claude and Cowork to every US teacher, for free.
It works in the background, while… more
Today we’re launching Claude for Teachers, bringing the power of premium Claude and Cowork to every US teacher, for free.
It works in the background, while teachers can focus on what’s most important: time with their students.
Teachers have been experimenting with AI for some time, but we at Anthropic kept hearing from teachers about the need for something that was aligned to curriculum and evidence based.
I think what the team has built is special in a few ways:
1) A foundation in curriculum and learning science --
Claude for Teachers comes with the Learning Commons connector: academic standards in all 50 states, the prerequisite skills beneath each one, and curriculum context from high-quality providers like Illustrative Math and OpenSciEd. Ask for a lesson on constructing linear functions and Claude pulls the standard, notes the misconceptions students typically hold, and builds the lesson around them.
2) Teaching skills, co-built with nonprofit Learning Commons --
These enable teachers to build lesson plans and differentiate instruction. Importantly, they are built to work well in Cowork, allowing teachers to harness the full agentic capabilities of these models. Teachers can control what they share (past lesson plans, student assessment data, etc) and have Claude automatically work for them each evening. It will help them prepare materials for the next day, tailored to their exact students.
3) Privacy first --
We don’t train on teacher conversations and student information is protected by our terms that are written to comply with FERPA. We worked closely with the American Federation of Teachers to align it with their new gold-standard privacy principles. Randi Weingarten, their president, calls it “a tool designed by and for educators... to give them more time for the human relationships at the heart of learning.”
4) Ecosystem approach --
Nine education connectors are available at launch, connecting to tools loved by teachers like TeachFX, MagicSchool, and Brisk Teaching. We’re also releasing a new free AI Fluency for Teachers course with Teach For America. And we’re taking everything we learned and releasing our Skills and evals as public goods, so everyone can leverage them.
There is a whole team to thank, including our partners and teachers.
I especially want to call out Sofia Wilson and Alex Kasavin, who co-led this. This started as Sofia’s onboarding project, and Alex was her spin-up buddy. In typical Anthropic fashion, we like to give employees overly ambitious spin-up projects (Claude Code was itself one). This was no exception. From the start, the two of them were laser focused on building the highest quality tools for teachers. And it was Elizabeth Kelly and Daniela Amodei who empowered our team to build a product focused on teachers and learning outcomes, first and foremost.
If you’re a teacher, you get Claude for Teachers for free starting today: https://lnkd.in/gfRYVmjjHow does growing up on a small family farm shape the way you approach technology, healthcare, and public service? Senator Ben Ray Luján joined us on the latest episode of The Messy Middle to discuss leadership, community, and the policies that connect people in an increasingly digital world.
Creators are on fire on LinkedIn! We’ve seen a 90% increase in members adding ‘creator’ to their profile. From entrepreneurs to professional athletes, more people are coming to LinkedIn to share expertise, grow their following and create opportunity. Thanks… more
Creators are on fire on LinkedIn! We’ve seen a 90% increase in members adding ‘creator’ to their profile. From entrepreneurs to professional athletes, more people are coming to LinkedIn to share expertise, grow their following and create opportunity. Thanks Julia Hood and Business Insider for the great convo on what’s driving this shift. If you’re building your brand or business, you can do it on LinkedIn!
https://lnkd.in/geAdUnt3Really seeking to understand, what's holding people back from 'acting now' to understand the economic impact of AI? Is it a lack of specific data, research funding, forums to discuss, etc?
I think everyone agrees there could be change ahead, but not sure… more
Really seeking to understand, what's holding people back from 'acting now' to understand the economic impact of AI? Is it a lack of specific data, research funding, forums to discuss, etc?
I think everyone agrees there could be change ahead, but not sure what the people who wrote this (https://lnkd.in/gaT_ZFfX) are asking for here.Satya Nadella
Some thoughts on the Reverse Information Paradox. https://lnkd.in/g-QKwksS
Satya Nadella
Some thoughts on the Reverse Information Paradox. https://lnkd.in/g-QKwksS
Sumit Chauhan
Knowledge work rarely moves in a straight line.
Within Microsoft Copilot, you start something in Word, pull the numbers in Excel, then try to turn it into a… more
Knowledge work rarely moves in a straight line.
Within Microsoft Copilot, you start something in Word, pull the numbers in Excel, then try to turn it into a story in PowerPoint. The whole time, you're the one making the calls, reading the context, and deciding what actually matters. That’s why the right model in the flow of work matters!
Starting today, OpenAI’s GPT 5.6 is beginning to roll out across Word, Excel and PowerPoint which gives customers the world-class reasoning capabilities in the tools where work gets done.
Learn more:
https://lnkd.in/gCbKpN72A few weeks ago, I had a chance to record a podcast with Gobinath Chandran, a popular talk show host from Tamil Nadu. Thoroughly enjoyed the conversation covering a wide range of topics about LinkedIn as a platform and how it can be an asset in shaping one’s… more
A few weeks ago, I had a chance to record a podcast with Gobinath Chandran, a popular talk show host from Tamil Nadu. Thoroughly enjoyed the conversation covering a wide range of topics about LinkedIn as a platform and how it can be an asset in shaping one’s career. Equally, I loved being able to bridge two sides of my world - my professional life and purpose at LinkedIn, with my personal love and connection with Tamil.
Link below, with captioning for non-Tamil speakers!
https://lnkd.in/gDVCRP-HOn America's 250th birthday, it's worth celebrating the Fourth Amendment and the right to privacy it helps to protect. Understanding its history shows how it remains crucial to protecting freedom today. Check out the video to learn more.
Brad Smith
From Boston’s Old State House to the digital age, the fight for liberty has always been a fight for privacy. It was there that James Otis’s challenge to… more
From Boston’s Old State House to the digital age, the fight for liberty has always been a fight for privacy. It was there that James Otis’s challenge to arbitrary government searches inspired John Adams to later say the true spirit of independence was born when the meaning of freedom was first understood. As America celebrates 250 years, the lesson endures: trust is the foundation of freedom. And each generation must decide how to protect it in a changing world.
Coming Friday: Episode 3 from the Ford Piquette Plant. https://aka.ms/America250
Microsoft #Privacy #Freedom #America250 #AIWhat do Beyoncé, Doja Cat, and former Congressman Patrick McHenry all have in common? 👔
Episode 5 of The Messy Middle out now: https://lnkd.in/e_QHEW5j
@NBA legend Carmelo Anthony and emerging NBA star Spencer Keith Jones joined me and IBM's Sarah Bruning Meron and Omnicom's Candace B.
Here's the takeaway for me: Trust is built when people can see the work, the progress, the setbacks, the learning, and the… more
@NBA legend Carmelo Anthony and emerging NBA star Spencer Keith Jones joined me and IBM's Sarah Bruning Meron and Omnicom's Candace B.
Here's the takeaway for me: Trust is built when people can see the work, the progress, the setbacks, the learning, and the consistency over time. Not just the highlight reel. In a world where everyone is tempted to post "look at me" content, the real value often comes from documenting the process -- on LinkedIn it's expected because people want to learn when they open up the app. The journey provides the context. The context builds credibility. And credibility creates trust.
That's what I took away from this discussion: whether you're an iconic brand or hoops legend or just a professional navigating your industry -- don't just announce what happened. Share how you got there -- even the messy parts.
cc: LinkedIn for Marketing
Full discussion here: https://lnkd.in/p/dZJmNB7YYou want me to moderate a panel on motherhood at Cannes?
At a festival where the biggest conversations are usually about AI, creators, and the future of advertising, it wasn't what I expected to be on stage for.
I was wrong. It was incredible. The panel of… more
You want me to moderate a panel on motherhood at Cannes?
At a festival where the biggest conversations are usually about AI, creators, and the future of advertising, it wasn't what I expected to be on stage for.
I was wrong. It was incredible. The panel of Durana Elmi, Allyson Felix, Hoda Kotb, and Lauren Gellman Farrington talked about career, family, and creating lives that feel meaningful both professionally and personally.
We took a moment to have a conversation about motherhood, ambition, and how we define success across different stages of life. It was a gift. Especially with my daughter in the audience, that’s her (Sierra Leverich) in the picture with Allyson.
A few highlights:
Hoda Kotb sharing that she became a mother after 50 and reminding us that “everything happens when it’s supposed to.”
Lauren Gellman Farrington talking about setting boundaries and unapologetically sharing the parts of life that matter most, including photos from her son’s kindergarten graduation.
Allyson Felix describing her daughter proudly breaking down her mom's shoe company for her classmates.
This group of ambitious and successful women blew me away. Each story reflected something different and what stayed with me is that there's no single version of success. It changes as our lives change, and that's a good thing.
Until next time, hot and sweaty Cannes.
